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Synergy Authors
===============
Chris Schoeneman <crs23@bigfoot.com> -- Creator, owner, X11, Win32
Ryan Breen <ryan@ryanbreen.com> -- Initial Mac OS X port
Guido Poschta <moolder@gmx.net> -- Windows installer
Bertrand Landry Hetu <bertrand@landryhetu.com> -- Mac OS X port

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Known Bugs in Synergy
=====================
View known bugs at:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=59275&atid=490467
Report bugs at:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=59275&atid=490467
When reporting bugs, please include the version of the operating
system you're using (on the server and relevant clients) and what
locales you use.

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Synergy Frequently Asked Questions
==================================
Questions
---------
1. Why doesn't ctrl+alt+del work on secondary screens?
2. Can the server and client be using different operating systems?
3. What's the difference between synergy and x2x, x2vnc, etc?
4. What does "Cannot initialize hook library" mean?
5. What security/encryption does synergy provide?
6. What should I call my screens in the configuration?
7. Why do my CapsLock and NumLock keys act funny?
8. Can synergy share the display in addition to the mouse and keyboard?
9. Can synergy do drag and drop between computers?
10. Do AltGr or Mode-Switch or ISO_Level3_Shift work?
11. Why isn't synergy ported to platform XYZ?
12. My client can't connect. What's wrong?
13. Linking fails on Solaris. What's wrong?
14. The screen saver never starts. Why not?
15. I can't switch screens anymore for no apparent reason. Why?
16. I get the error 'Xlib: No protocol specified'. Why?
17. The cursor goes to secondary screen but won't come back. Why?
18. The cursor wraps from one edge of the screen to the opposite. Why?
Answers
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1. Why doesn't ctrl+alt+del work on secondary screens?
Synergy isn't able to capture ctrl+alt+del on PC compatible
systems because it's handled completely differently than
other keystrokes. However, when the mouse is on a client
screen, pressing ctrl+alt+pause will simulate ctrl+alt+del
on the client. (A client running on Windows NT, 2000, or XP
must be running as a service for this to work.)
2. Can the server and client be using different operating systems?
Yes. The synergy network protocol is platform neutral so
synergy doesn't care what operating systems are running on
the server and clients.
3. What's the difference between synergy and x2x, x2vnc, etc?
Unlike x2x, synergy supports any number of computers and
it doesn't require X on Microsoft Windows platforms. It
also has more advanced clipboard support and synchronizes
screensavers. x2vnc is also limited to two computers,
requires the separate vnc package, and is really only
appropriate for using an X system to control a non-X system.
However, the right tool for the job is whatever tool works
best for you.
4. What does "Cannot initialize hook library" mean?
This error can occur on a synergy server running on a
Microsoft Windows operating system. It means that synergy
is already running or possibly was not shut down properly.
If it's running then first end the synergy task. If it's
not then try logging off and back on or rebooting then
starting synergy again.
5. What security/encryption does synergy provide?
Synergy provides no built-in encryption or authentication.
Given that, synergy should not be used on or over any untrusted
network, especially the Internet. It's generally fine for home
networks. Future versions may provide built-in encryption and
authentication.
Strong encryption and authentication is available through SSH
(secure shell). Run the SSH daemon (i.e. server) on the same
computer that you run the synergy server. It requires no
special configuration to support synergy. On each synergy
client system, run SSH with port forwarding:
ssh -f -N -L 24800:<server-hostname>:24800 <server-hostname>
where <server-hostname> is the name of the SSH/synergy server.
Once ssh authenticates itself, start the synergy client
normally except use `localhost' or `127.0.0.1' as the server's
address. SSH will then encrypt all communication on behalf of
synergy. Authentication is handled by the SSH authentication.
A free implementation of SSH for Linux and many Unix systems
called OpenSSH is available from http://www.openssh.com/. For
Windows there's a port of OpenSSH using Cygwin
(http://www.cygwin.com/).
6. What should I call my screens in the configuration?
You can use any unique name in the configuration file for each
screen but it's easiest to use the hostname of the computer.
That's the computer name not including the domain. For example,
a computer with the fully qualified domain name `xyz.foo.com' has
the hostname `xyz'. There should also be an alias for `xyz' to
`xyz.foo.com'. If you don't use the computer's hostname, you
have to tell synergy the name of the screen using a command line
option, or the startup dialog on Windows.
7. Why do my CapsLock and NumLock keys act funny?
Some systems treat the Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys differently
than all the others. Whereas most keys report going down when
physically pressed and going up when physically released, on
these systems the Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys report going down
when being activated and going up when being deactivated. That
is, when you press and release, say, Caps-Lock to activate it, it
only reports going down, and when you press and release to
deactivate it, it only reports going up. This confuses synergy.
You can solve the problem by changing your configuration file.
In the screens section, following each screen that has the
problem, add either or both of these lines as appropriate:
halfDuplexCapsLock = true
halfDuplexNumLock = true
Then restart synergy on the server.
8. Can synergy share the display in addition to the mouse and keyboard?
No. Synergy is a KM solution not a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse)
solution. However, future versions will probably support KVM.
Hopefully, this will make synergy suitable for managing large
numbers of headless servers.
9. Can synergy do drag and drop between computers?
No. That's a very cool idea and it'll be explored. However, it's
also clearly difficult and may take a long time to implement.
10. Does AltGr/Mode-Switch/ISO_Level3_Shift work?
Yes, as of 1.0.12 synergy has full support for AltGr/Mode-switch.
That includes support for most (all?) European keyboard layouts.
All systems should be using the same keyboard layout, though, for
all characters to work. (Any character missing from a client's
layout cannot be generated by synergy.) There is experimental
support for ISO_Level3_Shift in 1.1.3.
11. Why isn't synergy ported to platform XYZ?
Probably because the developers don't have access to platform XYZ
and/or are unfamiliar with development on XYZ. Also, synergy has
inherently non-portable aspects so there's a not insignificant
effort involved in porting.
12. My client can't connect. What's wrong?
A common mistake when starting the client is to give the wrong
server host name. The last synergyc command line option (Unix)
or the "Server Host Name" edit field (Windows) should be the
host name (or IP address) of the server *not* the client's host
name. If you get the error "connection failed: cannot connect
socket" followed by "the attempt to connect was forcefully
rejected" or "connection refused" then the server isn't started,
can't bind the address, or the client is connecting to the wrong
host name/address or port.
13. Linking fails on Solaris. What's wrong?
Did you add `--x-includes=/usr/openwin/include
--x-libraries=/usr/openwin/lib' (without the linebreak) to the
`configure' command line? Solaris puts the X11 includes and
libraries in an unusual place and the above lets synergy find
them.
14. The screen saver never starts. Why not?
If the synergy server is on X Windows then the screen saver will
not start while the mouse is on a client screen. This is a
consequence of how X Windows, synergy and xscreensaver work.
15. I can't switch screens anymore for no apparent reason. Why?
This should not happen with 1.1.3 and up. Earlier versions of
synergy would not allow switching screens when a key was down and
sometimes it would believe a key was down when it was not.
16. I get the error 'Xlib: No protocol specified'. Why?
You're running synergy without authorization to connect to the
X display. Typically the reason is running synergy as root when
logged in as non-root. Just run synergy as the same user that's
logged in.
17. The cursor goes to secondary screen but won't come back. Why?
Your configuration is incorrect. You must indicate the neighbors
of every screen. Just because you've configured 'Apple' to be to
the left of 'Orange' does not mean that 'Orange' is to the right
of 'Apple'. You must provide both in the configuration.
18. The cursor wraps from one edge of the screen to the opposite. Why?
Because you told it to. If you list 'Orange' to be to the left of
'Orange' then moving the mouse off the left edge of 'Orange' will
make it jump to the right edge. Remove the offending line from the
configuration if you don't want that behavior.

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Synergy Installation Instructions
=================================
Prerequisites for building
--------------------------
To build synergy from the sources you'll need the following:
Windows:
* VC++ 6.0 or up
Unix:
* gcc 2.95 (or up)
* X11R4 or up headers and libraries
Mac OS X:
* XCode; or gcc 2.95 (or up) and make
In this document, "Unix" means any of the supported Unix or Unix-like
(e.g. Linux) operating systems.
Configuring the build
---------------------
This step is only necessary when building on Unix or Mac OS X if not
using XCode.
To configure the build for your platform use the configure script:
./configure
For a list of options to configure use:
./configure --help
On Solaris you may need to use:
./configure --x-includes=/usr/openwin/include --x-libraries=/usr/openwin/lib
so synergy can find the X11 includes and libraries.
Building
--------
Windows:
Start VC++ and open `synergy.dsw'. Set the active configuration
(Build | Set Active Configuration) to `All - Debug' or `All - Release'
then build. Binaries are built into ./debug or ./build.
Unix or Mac OS X without XCode:
Simply enter:
make
This will build the client and server and leave them in their
respective source directories.
Mac OS X with XCode:
Start XCode and open the synery.xcode project. Build the 'all'
project using the Deployment flavor.
Installing
----------
Windows:
You'll need NSIS, the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System, available
from http://nsis.sourceforge.net/. Build `All - Release' then build
'Installer - Release'. This creates SynergyInstaller.exe in the top
level directory. Run this to install.
Alternatively, you can simply copy the following files from the Debug
or Release directory to a directory you choose (perhaps under the
Program Files directory):
* synergy.exe
* synergyc.exe
* synergys.exe
* synrgyhk.dll
Unix or Mac OS X without XCode:
make install
will install the client and server into /usr/local/bin unless you
specified a different directory when you ran configure.
Mac OS X with XCode:
Copy the following files from ./build to a convenient location:
* synergyc
* synergys
See `Starting Automatically on ...' below for details on how to have
synergy start up automatically when the computer starts.
Running on Windows
------------------
Double click `synergy' on the server computer. The server is the
computer that shares its mouse and keyboard. This brings up a
dialog that lets you configure the server then test out the
configuration or start the server.
First configure the server. Click the `Server' radio button
* Click the `Server' radio button
* Click `Add' to add the server to the `Screens' list
* Enter the name of server (the computer's name is recommended)
* Enter other names the server is known by
* Click OK
* Use `Add' to add your other computers
* Using a computer's name as its screen name is recommended
* Choose desired screen options on the `Add' dialog
* Use the controls under `Layout' to link screens together
* Click (once) on the server's name in the `Screens' list
* Choose the screen to the left of the server
* Use `---' if there is no screen to the left of the server
* Choose the screens to the right, above and below the server
* Repeat the above steps for all the other screens
* Use `Options...' to set desired options
* If the server's screen name is not the server's computer name:
* Click `Advanced...'
* Enter the server's screen name next to `Screen Name'
* Click `OK'
* Click `Test'
Note that when you link screens together you must explictly link in both
directions. For instance, if you have computer A on the left of B then
you must indicate A is to the left of B *and* that B is to the right of
A. If you don't do both then you'll find you're unable to leave one of
the screens.
The server will start and you'll see a console window with log messages
telling you about synergy's progress. If an error occurs you'll get one
or more dialog boxes telling you what the errors are; read the errors
to determine the problem then correct them and try `Test' again.
Now that the server is running, you'll need to start a client. On any
client computer, double click `synergy'. Of course, you'll need to
have installed the four files listed under `Installing' above on the
client computer. Then configure the client:
* Click the `Client' radio button
* Enter the server's computer name in `Server Host Name'
* Do not use any of the server's screen names, unless one of those
is also the computer name
* If the client's screen name is not the client's computer name:
* Click `Advanced...'
* Enter the client's screen name next to `Screen Name'
* Click `OK'
* Click `Test'
If all goes well, the client connects to the server successfully and
the mouse and keyboard are shared. If an error occurs you'll get one
or more dialog boxes telling you what the errors are; read the errors
to determine the problem then correct them and try `Test' again. When
everything is working correctly, install the software on the other
client computers (if any) and repeat the steps for configuring the
client on each.
Once the clients and server are working you can stop the clients and
server by clicking the `Stop' button on each computer or by right
clicking on the tray icon (by the clock in the task bar) and choosing
`Quit'. Then click `Start' on the server computer then on each of
the clients. Synergy will start and the dialog window will close.
You can stop synergy or check on its status using the tray icon.
See `Starting Automatically on Windows' below for configuring synergy
to start automatically when the computer starts.
Configuring the Server on Unix or Mac OS X
------------------------------------------
The synergy server requires configuration. The configuration file is a
plain text file broken into sections. Each section has the form:
section: <name>
<args>
end
Comments are introduced by `#' and continue to the end of the line.
The file can have the following sections. The `screens' section must
appear before the `links' and `aliases' sections. Use any text editor
to create the configuration file.
* screens
<args> is a list of screen names, one name per line, each
followed by a colon. Names are arbitrary strings but they
must be unique. The hostname of each computer is recommended.
There must be a screen name for the server and each client.
Each screen can specify a number of options. Options have the
form `name = value' and a listed one per line after the screen
name.
Example:
section: screens
moe:
larry:
halfDuplexCapsLock = true
halfDuplexNumLock = true
curly:
meta = alt
end
This declares three screens named: moe, larry, and curly.
Screen `larry' has half-duplex caps lock and num lock keys
(see below) and screen `curly' converts the meta modifier key
to the alt key.
Screen can have the following options:
halfDuplexCapsLock = {true|false}
This computer has a caps lock key that doesn't report a
press and a release event when the user presses it but
instead reports a press event when it's turned on and a
release event when it's turned off. If caps lock acts
strangely on all screens then you may need this option
on the server screen. If it acts strangely on one
screen then that screen may need the option.
halfDuplexNumLock = {true|false}
This is identical to halfDuplexCapsLock except it
applies to the num lock key.
xtestIsXineramaUnaware = {true|false}
This option works around a bug in the XTest extension
when used in combination with Xinerama. It affects
X11 clients only. Not all versions of the XTest
extension are aware of the Xinerama extension. As a
result, they do not move the mouse correctly when
using multiple Xinerama screens. This option is
currently true by default. If you know your XTest
extension is Xinerama aware then set this option to
false.
shift = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}
ctrl = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}
alt = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}
meta = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}
super = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}
Map a modifier key pressed on the server's keyboard to
a different modifier on this client. This option only
has an effect on a client screen; it's accepted and
ignored on the server screen.
You can map, say, the shift key to shift (the default),
ctrl, alt, meta, super or nothing. Normally, you
wouldn't remap shift or ctrl. You might, however, have
an X11 server with meta bound to the Alt keys. To use
this server effectively with a windows client, which
doesn't use meta but uses alt extensively, you'll want
the windows client to map meta to alt (using `meta =
alt').
* aliases
<args> is a list of screen names just like in the `screens'
section except each screen is followed by a list of aliases,
one per line *not* followed by a colon. An alias is a
screen name and must be unique. During screen name lookup
each alias is equivalent to the screen name it aliases. So
a client can connect using its canonical screen name or any
of its aliases.
Example:
section: aliases
larry:
larry.stooges.com
curly:
shemp
end
Screen `larry' is also known as `larry.stooges.com' and can
connect as either name. Screen `curly' is also known as
`shemp'. (Hey, it's just an example.)
* links
<args> is a list of screen names just like in the `screens'
section except each screen is followed by a list of links,
one per line. Each link has the form `<left|right|up|down> =
<name>'. A link indicates which screen is adjacent in the
given direction.
Example:
section: links
moe:
right = larry
up = curly
larry:
left = moe
up = curly
curly:
down = larry
end
This indicates that screen `larry' is to the right of screen
`moe' (so moving the cursor off the right edge of moe would
make it appear at the left edge of larry), `curly' is above
'moe', `moe' is to the left of `larry', `curly' is above
`larry', and `larry' is below `curly'. Note that links do
not have to be symmetrical; moving up from moe then down
from curly lands the cursor on larry.
* options
<args> is a list of lines of the form `name = value'. These
set the global options.
Example:
section: options
heatbeat = 5000
switchDelay = 500
end
You can use the following options:
heartbeat = N
The server will expect each client to send a message no
less than every N milliseconds. If no message arrives
from a client within 3N seconds the server forces that
client to disconnect.
If synergy fails to detect clients disconnecting while
the server is sleeping or vice versa, try using this
option.
switchDelay = N
Synergy won't switch screens when the mouse reaches the
edge of a screen unless it stays on the edge for N
milliseconds. This helps prevent unintentional
switching when working near the edge of a screen.
switchDoubleTap = N
Synergy won't switch screens when the mouse reaches the
edge of a screen unless it's moved away from the edge
and then back to the edge within N milliseconds. With
the option you have to quickly tap the edge twice to
switch. This helps prevent unintentional switching
when working near the edge of a screen.
screenSaverSync = {true|false}
If set to false then synergy won't synchronize screen
savers. Client screen savers will start according to
their individual configurations. The server screen
saver won't start if there is input, even if that input
is directed toward a client screen.
relativeMouseMoves = {true|false}
If set to true then secondary screens move the mouse
using relative rather than absolute mouse moves when
and only when Scroll Lock is toggled on (i.e. the cursor
is locked to the screen). This is intended to make
synergy work better with certain games. If set to
false or not set then all mouse moves are absolute.
You can use both the switchDelay and switchDoubleTap options at
the same time. Synergy will switch when either requirement is
satisfied.
The synergy server will try certain pathnames to load the configuration
file if the user doesn't specify a path using the `--config' command
line option. `synergys --help' reports those pathnames.
Running the Server on Unix or Mac OS X
--------------------------------------
Run the server on the computer that has the keyboard and mouse to
be shared. You must have prepared a configuration file before
starting the server. The server should be started before the
clients but that's not required.
Run the synergy server on the server system using the following
command line:
synergys -f --config <config-pathname>
Replace <config-pathname> with the path to the configuration file.
The `-f' option causes synergys to run in the foreground. This is
recommended until you've verified that the configuration works.
If you didn't include the system's hostname in the configuration
file (either as a screen name or an alias) then you'll have to add
`--name <screen-name>' to the command line, where <screen-name> is
a name in the configuration file. You can use `synergys --help'
for a list of command line options.
See `Starting Automatically on Unix' below for running synergy
automatically when the X server starts.
Running the Client on Unix or Mac OS X
--------------------------------------
Run the client on all computers that aren't the server using the
following command line:
synergyc -f --no-camp <server-hostname>
Replace <server-hostname> with the hostname or address of the
server system. The `-f' option causes synergy to run in the
foreground. The `--no-camp' prevents synergy from retrying to
connect to the server until it succeeds. Both are recommended
until you've verified that the configuration works. If you
didn't include the system's hostname in the configuration file
(either as a screen name or an alias) then you'll have to add
`--name <screen-name>' to the command line, where <screen-name>
is a name in the configuration file.
The client should quickly report `connected to server'. If it
does not but doesn't print an error and exit immediately then
it's trying to connect to the server but cannot. It will time
out in 30 seconds and exit (use ctrl+c to exit earlier). You
should check that the server is running and is reachable over
the network and try again.
If the client fails and exits it should print an error describing
the problem. Here are typical problems and possible solutions:
* failed to open screen:
check permission to open the X display;
check that the DISPLAY environment variable is set.
* already connected:
check that the synergy client isn't already running.
* refused client:
add client to the server's configuration file.
* connection failed:
check <server-hostname>;
the server cannot open the desired port, stop the
program using that port (24800) and restart the
server.
If you get the error "Xlib: No protocol specified" you're probably
running synergy as root while logged in as another user. X11 may
prevent this for security reasons. Either run synergy as the same
user that's logged in or (not recommended) use 'xhost +' to allow
anyone to connect to the display.
Once all the clients are running, try moving the mouse to each
screen. Be sure to check all the configured links.
See `Starting Automatically on Unix' below for running synergy
automatically when the X server starts.
Starting Automatically on Windows
---------------------------------
When all the clients work you're ready to have synergy start
automatically each time the system (re)starts. Click `Stop' on all
the clients then on the server'. Now click the `Configure...' button
by the text `Automatic Startup'. The `Auto Start' dialog will pop up.
If an error occurs then correct the problem and click `Configure'
again.
On the `Auto Start' dialog you'll configure synergy to start
automatically when the computer starts or when you log in. You can
also configure synergy to not start automatically. You can only
start synergy automatically when the computer starts if you have
sufficient access rights. The dialog will let you know if you have
sufficient permission.
If synergy is already configured to automatically start then there
will be two `Uninstall' buttons, at most one of which is enabled.
Click the enabled button, if any, to configure synergy to not start
automatically.
If synergy is not configured to start automatically then there will
be two `Install' buttons. If you have sufficient permission to
have synergy start automatically when the computer does then the
`Install' button in the `When Computer Starts' box will be enabled.
Click it to have synergy start for all users when the computer starts.
In this case, synergy will be available during the login screen.
Otherwise, click the `Install' button in the `When You Log In' box
to have synergy automatically start when you log in.
Starting Automatically on Unix
------------------------------
Synergy requires an X server. That means a server must be
running and synergy must be authorized to connect to that server.
It's best to have the display manager start synergy. You'll need
the necessary (probably root) permission to modify the display
manager configuration files. If you don't have that permission
you can start synergy after logging in via the .xsession file.
Typically, you need to edit three script files. The first file
will start synergy before a user logs in, the second will kill
that copy of synergy, and the third will start it again after
the user logs in.
The contents of the scripts varies
greatly between systems so there's no one definite place where
you should insert your edits. However, these scripts often exit
before reaching the bottom so put the edits near the top of the
script.
The location and names of these files depend on the operating
system and display manager you're using. A good guess for the
location is /etc/X11. Typical file names are:
xdm gdm
--- ---
1) xdm/Xsetup gdm/Init/Default (*)
2) xdm/Xstartup gdm/PostLogin/Default (*)
3) xdm/Xsession gdm/Sessions/Default (*, **)
*) The Default' file is used if no other suitable file is found.
gdm will try <displayname> (e.g. ':0', ':1') and <hostname> (e.g.
'somehost'), in that order, before and instead of 'Default'.
**) gdm may use gdm/Xsession, xdm/Xsession or dm/Xsession if
gdm/Sessions/Default doesn't exist.
For a synergy client, add the following to the first file:
/usr/bin/killall synergyc
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergyc [<options>] <synergy-server-hostname>
Of course, the path to synergyc depends on where you installed it
so adjust as necessary.
Add to the second file:
/usr/bin/killall synergyc
sleep 1
And to the third file:
/usr/bin/killall synergyc
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergyc [<options>] <synergy-server-hostname>
Note that <options> must not include '-f' or '--no-daemon' or
the script will never exit and you won't be able to log in.
The changes are the same for the synergy server except replace
'synergyc' with 'synergys' and use the appropriate synergys
command line options. Note that the first script is run as root
so synergys will look for the configuration file in root's home
directory then in /etc. Make sure it exists in one of those
places or use the '--config <config-pathname' option to specify
its location.
Note that some display managers (xdm and kdm, but not gdm) grab
the keyboard and do not release it until the user logs in for
security reasons. This prevents a synergy server from sharing
the mouse and keyboard until the user logs in. It doesn't
prevent a synergy client from synthesizing mouse and keyboard
input, though.
Starting Automatically on Mac OS X
----------------------------------
TBD
Network Security
----------------
Synergy has no built-in support for encryption or authentication.
The server accepts connections from any computer. The server and
clients send all data unencrypted which means the clipboard and
mouse and keyboard events (e.g. typed passwords) are easily
examined by anyone listening on the network. Therefore, do not
run synergy on untrusted networks except as follows.
You can use SSH (secure shell) to provide strong authentication
and encryption to synergy without modifying either SSH or synergy.
On Linux and Unix a free implementation of SSH called OpenSSH is
available at http://www.openssh.com/. On Windows you can use the
Cygwin version of OpenSSH.
First, install the SSH server (sshd) on the computer running the
synergy server. Next, install the SSH client (ssh) on each
synergy client computer. Start the SSH and synergy servers
normally. Then, for each client, start the SSH client with port
forwarding:
ssh -f -N -L 24800:<server-hostname>:24800 <server-hostname>
where <server-hostname> is the name or address of the SSH and
synergy server host. 24800 is the default synergy port; replace
it with whichever port you use if you don't use the default. Once
ssh authenticates with the server, start the synergy client as
usual except use `localhost' or `127.0.0.1' for the server
address. Synergy will then pass all communication through SSH
which encrypts it, passes it over the network, decrypts it, and
hands it back to synergy. Authentication is provided by SSH's
authentication.
Common Command Line Options
---------------------------
-d, --debug <level> use debugging level <level>
--daemon run as a daemon (Unix) or background (Windows)
-f, --no-daemon run in the foreground
-n, --name <name> use <name> instead of the hostname
--restart automatically restart on failures
-1, --no-restart do not restart on failure
-h, --help print help and exit
--version print version information and exit
Debug levels are from highest to lowest: FATAL, ERROR, WARNING, NOTE,
INFO, DEBUG, DEBUG1, and DEBUG2. Only messages at or above the given
level are logged. Messages are logged to a terminal window when
running in the foreground. Unix logs messages to syslog when running
as a daemon. The Windows NT family logs messages to the event log
when running as a service. The Windows 95 family shows FATAL log
messages in a message box and others in a terminal window when running
as a service.
The `--name' option lets the client or server use a name other than
its hostname for its screen. This name is used when checking the
configuration.
Neither the client nor server will automatically restart if an error
occurs that is sure to happen every time. For example, the server
will exit immediately if it can't find itself in the configuration.
On X11 both the client and server will also terminate if the
connection to the X server is lost. Since xdm will normally restart
the X server and synergy, this is the correct behavior.
Server Command Line Options
---------------------------
-a, --address <address> listen for connections on the given address
-c, --config <pathname> read configuration from <pathname>
<address> has one of the following forms:
<hostname>
:<port>
<hostname>:<port>
<hostname> is a hostname or address of a network interface on the
server system. <port> is a port number from 1 to 65535. <hostname>
defaults to the system's hostname and <port> defaults to 24800.
Client Command Line Options
---------------------------
--camp retry connection to server until successful
--no-camp try connection to server only once
<address> address of server
see the "server command line options" for a description of <address>
but note that there is no default <hostname> though there is a
default <port>.

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doc \
dist \
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EXTRA_DIST = \
BUGS \
FAQ \
HISTORY \
PORTING \
TODO \
all.dsp \
synergy.dsw \
synergy.xcode/project.pbxproj \
doc/doxygen.cfg.in \
examples/synergy.conf \
$(NULL)
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configure \
stamp-h.in \
stamp-h1 \
doc/doxygen.cfg \
doc/doxygen/html/* \
$(NULL)
PKG_FILES = \
AUTHORS \
BUGS \
COPYING \
ChangeLog \
FAQ \
HISTORY \
INSTALL \
NEWS \
README \
TODO \
cmd/synergyc/synergyc \
cmd/synergys/synergys \
examples/synergy.conf \
$(NULL)
PKG_DOC_FILES = \
doc/PORTING \
doc/*.html \
doc/*.css \
$(NULL)
PKG_PROG_FILES = \
synergyc \
synergys \
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rm -rf $(PKGTOPDIR)
mkdir $(PKGTOPDIR)
mkdir $(PKGTOPDIR)/@PACKAGE@-@VERSION@
mkdir $(PKGTOPDIR)/@PACKAGE@-@VERSION@/doc
cp $(PKG_FILES) $(PKGTOPDIR)/@PACKAGE@-@VERSION@
cp $(PKG_DOC_FILES) $(PKGTOPDIR)/@PACKAGE@-@VERSION@/doc
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Synergy News
============
* Jun-13-2004 - Synergy 1.1.7 released
Made following changes:
* Added OS X precompiled header file forgotten in last build
* Fixed bug in fix for 'unexpected async reply' on X11
* Removed dependency on "browser" service on win32
* Fixed assertion failure when connection fails immediately
* Fixed failure to connect on AIX
* Fixed error in conversion from multibyte to wide characters
* Maybe fixed win32 screen saver detection
* May-26-2004 - Synergy 1.1.6 released
Made following changes:
* Added preliminary Mac OS X support (client and server)
* Fixed ctrl+alt+del emulation on win32
* Fixed ctrl+alt+del on win32 server acting on both client and server
* Fixed handling of screen resolution changes on win32
* Fixed 'unexpected async reply' on X11
* Added dependency to win32 service to avoid startup race condition
* Fixed reference count bug
* Keyboard input focus now restored on X11 (fixes loss of input in some games)
The OS X port does not yet support:
* HTML and bitmap clipboard data
* Screen saver synchronization
* Non-US English keyboards
* May-05-2004 - Synergy 1.1.5 released
Made following changes:
* No longer switching screens when a mouse button is down
* Worked around win32 mouse hook bug, fixing switch on double tap
* Added support for HTML and bitmap (image/bmp) clipboard data
* Physical mouse no longer necessary on win32 secondary screens to see cursor
* Added experimental relative mouse moves on secondary screen option
* Fixed win32 lock up when closing server with clients still connected
* Fixed bug in handling duplicate connections
* Fixed pthread mutex initialization
* Made synergy dependent on NetBT on win32 (for service startup order)
* Automake fixes; now mostly works on darwin and MinGW
* Fixed builds on Solaris 9, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD
* Partial support for MSYS/MinGW builds (NOT COMPLETE)
* Partial merge of OS X port (NOT COMPLETE)
* Mar-31-2004 - Synergy 1.1.4 released
Made following changes:
* Fixed lookup of hosts by name of win32
* Reverted tray icon code to 1.0.15 version; seems to fix the bugs
* Fixed crash when caps, num, or scroll lock not in key map on X11
* Fixed double tap and wait to switch features
* Mar-28-2004 - Synergy 1.1.3 released
Made following changes:
* Major code refactoring; reduced use of threads, added event queue
* Removed unused HTTP support code
* No longer interfering with mouse when scroll lock is toggled on
* Fixed minor mispositioning of mouse on win32
* Unix portability fixes
* Added support for power management
* Improved keyboard handling and bug fixes
* Fixed dead key handling
Note: the tray icon on windows is known to not work correctly when
running the synergy server on Windows 95/95/Me.
* Aug-24-2003 - Synergy 1.0.14 released
Made following changes:
* Fixed bugs in setting win32 process/thread priority
* Fixed resource leak in opening win32 system log
* Fixed win32 launcher not getting non-default advanced options
* Synergy log copied to clipboard now transferred to other screens
* Hack to work around lesstif clipboard removed (fixes pasting on X)
* Jul-20-2003 - Synergy 1.0.12 released
This release finally completes support for non-ASCII characters,
fully supporting most (all?) European keyboard layouts including
dead key composition. This release includes changes from several
experimental versions (1.0.9, 1.0.11, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, and
1.1.3).
Made following changes:
* Added non-ASCII support to win32 and X11
* Added dead key support to win32 and X11
* Fixed AltGr handling
* Added ctrl+alt+del simulation using ctrl+alt+pause
* Fixed loss of key event when user releases ctrl+alt+del
* Fixed incorrect synthesis of pointer-keys event on X11
* Fixed Xinerama support
* Made some clipboard fixes on win32 and X11
* Add tray icon menu item to copy log to clipboard
* Fixed mouse warping on unconnected client
* Stopped unconnected client from filling up event logs
* May-10-2003 - Synergy 1.0.8 released
Made following changes:
* Fixed hook forwarding (fixing interaction with objectbar)
* Fixed "Windows" key handling and added support Win+E, Win+F, etc
* Added win 95/98/me support for Alt+Tab, Alt+Esc, Ctrl+Esc
* Fixed scroll lock locking to server screen
* Fixed screen flashing on X11 and Windows
* Fixed compile problem on 64 bit systems
* Fixed Xinerama support
* Now allowing screen names that include underscores
* Improved non-ASCII key handling on Windows
* Fixed lagginess
* Fixed failure to capture all mouse input on Windows
* Fixed auto-repeat bugs on X11
* Added option to disable screen saver synchronization
* Added support for 4th and 5th mouse buttons on Windows
* Added support for "Internet" and "Multimedia" keys
* Fixed jumping from client to itself (mouse wrapping)
* Mar-27-2003 - Synergy 1.0.6 released
Made following changes:
* Added tray icon on win32
* Fixed multi-monitor support on win32
* Fixed win32 screen saver detection on NT/2k/XP
* Added per-screen options to remap modifier keys
* Added global options for restricting screen jumping
* Added global option for detecting unresponsive clients
* Added more logging for why screen jump won't happen
* Fixed problem sending the CLIPBOARD to motif/lesstif apps
* Win32 launcher now remembers non-config-file state
* Feb-18-2003 - Synergy 1.0.3 released
Made following changes:
* Support for X11 keymaps with only uppercase letters
* Fixed memory leaks
* Added documentation on using synergy with SSH
* Fixed unnecessary left-handed mouse button swapping
* Fixed debug build error on win32
* Reduced frequency of large cursor jumps when leaving win32 server
* Changed cursor motion on win32 multimon to relative moves only
* Jan-25-2003 - Synergy 1.0.2 released
Made following changes:
* Fixed out-of-bounds array lookup in the BSD and Windows network code
* Added ability to set screen options from Windows launch dialog
* Jan-22-2003 - Synergy 1.0.1 released
Made following changes:
* Fixed running as a service on Windows NT family
* Jan-20-2003 - Synergy 1.0.0 released
Made following changes:
* Refactored to centralize platform dependent code
* Added support for mouse wheel on Windows NT (SP3 and up)
* Portability improvements
* Added more documentation
* Fixes for working with xscreensaver
* Fixes for circular screen links
This release has been tested on Linux and Windows. It builds and
is believed to run on Solaris and FreeBSD. It is believed to
build and run on Irix and AIX. It builds but does not work on
MacOS X.
* Dec-25-2002 - Synergy 0.9.14 released
Made following changes:
* Fixed solaris compile problems (untested)
* Fixed irix compile problems (untested)
* Fixed windows client not reconnecting when server dies bug
* Fixed loss of ctrl+alt from windows server to non-windows clients
* Fixed handling of password protected windows client screen saver
* Now handling any number of pointer buttons on X11
* Toggle key states now restored when leaving clients
* Added support for per-screen config options
* Added config options for half-duplex toggle keys on X11
* Enabled class diagrams in doxygen documentation
* Nov-05-2002 - Synergy 0.9.13 released
Made following changes:
* Fixed solaris compile problems (untested)
* Fixed MacOS X compile problems (semi-functional)
* Fixed gcc-3.2 compile problems
* Fixed some thread startup and shutdown bugs
* Server now quits if bind() fails with an error other than in use
* Fixed bug in moving mouse on Win98 without multiple monitors
* Fixed bug in handling TCP socket errors on read and write
* Fixed spurious screen saver activation on X11
* Unix platforms can now read Win32 configuration files
* Minor error reporting fixes
* Sep-14-2002 - Synergy 0.9.12 released
Made following changes:
* Win32 was not reporting log messages properly when run from synergy.exe
* Network error messages weren't reporting useful information
* Synergy won't build on gcc 3.2; added workaround for known problem
* X11 wasn't handling some keys/key combinations correctly
* Added option to change logging level when testing from synergy.exe
* Sep-04-2002 - Synergy 0.9.11 released
Fixed following bugs:
* Worked around missing SendInput() on windows 95/NT 4 prior to SP3
* Fixed keyboard mapping on X11 synergy client
* Sep-02-2002 - Synergy 0.9.10 released
Fixed following bugs:
* The Pause/Break and KP_Enter buttons were not working correctly on windows
* Configuration options were being lost on windows after a reboot
* Added support for AltGr/ModeSwitch keys
* Added support for auto-start on windows when not administrator
* Improved autoconf
* Added workaround for lack of sstream header on g++ 2.95.
* Aug-18-2002 - Synergy 0.9.9 released
Fixed three bugs:
* The PrintScrn button was not working correctly on windows
* The Win32 server could hang when a client disconnected
* Using the mouse wheel could hang the X server
* Aug-11-2002 - Synergy 0.9.8 released
Supports any number of clients under Linux or Windows 95 or NT4
or later. Includes mouse and keyboard sharing, clipboard
synchronization and screen saver synchronization. Supports ASCII
keystrokes, 5 button mouse with wheel, and Unicode text clipboard
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Synergy is open source and released under the GNU Public License (GPL).
The synergy home page is:
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/
The synergy project page is:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/synergy2/
Report bugs to:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=59275&atid=490467
Please see the following files for more information:
AUTHORS -- The list of synergy's authors
BUGS -- A list of known bugs and limitations
COPYING -- The license synergy is release under
FAQ -- Frequently asked questions about synergy
HISTORY -- A brief history of synergy
INSTALL -- Detailed build and installation instructions
NEWS -- News about the synergy project
PORTING -- Porting guide for developers
TODO -- List of things to add to synergy
System Requirements
-------------------
* All operating systems:
keyboard,
mouse,
TCP/IP networking;
* Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me (the Windows 95 family);
* Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP (the Windows NT family);
* Mac OS X 10.2 or higher;
* Unix:
X Windows version 11 revision 4 or up with the XTEST extension
(use `xdpyinfo | grep XTEST' to check for XTEST).
In this document, "Unix" means any of the following: Linux, Solaris,
Irix. Synergy may compile and run on other Unix variants, too. Patches
for other platforms are welcome (including patches that package binaries);
See the contact information available off of the synergy home page or use
the patch page on sourceforge.
The Mac OS X port is incomplete. It does not synchronize the screen saver,
only text clipboard data works (i.e. HTML and bitmap data do not work),
non-US English keyboards are untested and probably don't work, and there
may be problems with mouse pointer and mouse wheel acceleration. Other
problems should be filed as bugs (see BUGS).
Installation
------------
See INSTALL for detailed build and installation instructions and for
more information on configuring synergy.
Quick Start
-----------
Synergy lets you use one keyboard and mouse across multiple computers.
To do so it requires that all the computers are connected to each other
via TCP/IP networking. Most systems come with this installed.
The first step is to pick which keyboard and mouse you want to share.
The computer with that keyboard and mouse is called the "primary
screen" and it runs the synergy server. All of the other computers
are "secondary screens" and run the synergy client.
Second, you install the software. Choose the appropriate package
and install it. On Windows you should run SynergyInstaller. You
must install the software on all the computers that will share the
mouse and keyboard.
Third, you configure and start the server. The Windows version
provides a convenient GUI for configuration. Other platforms
require creating a simple text file.
Windows
-------
Run `synergy' by double clicking on it. This brings up a dialog.
Configure the server:
* Click the `Server' radio button
* Click `Add' to add the server to the `Screens' list
* Enter the name of server (the computer's name is recommended)
* Enter other names the server is known by
* Click OK
* Use `Add' to add your other computers
* Using a computer's name as its screen name is recommended
* Use the controls under `Layout' to link screens together
* Click (once) on the server's name in the `Screens' list
* Choose the screen to the left of the server
* Use `---' if there is no screen to the left of the server
* Choose the screens to the right, above and below the server
* Repeat the above steps for all the other screens
* Use `Options...' to set desired options.
* If the server's screen name is not the server's computer name:
* Click `Advanced...'
* Enter the server's screen name next to `Screen Name'
* Click `OK'
Note that when you link screens together you must explictly link in both
directions. For instance, if you have computer A on the left of B then
you must indicate A is to the left of B *and* that B is to the right of
A. If you don't do both then you'll find you're unable to leave one of
the screens.
Now click `Test'. The server will start and you'll see a console window
with log messages telling you about synergy's progress. If an error
occurs you'll get a dialog box telling you synergy is about to quit;
read the log messages to determine the problem then correct it and try
`Test' again.
Unix or MacOS X
---------------
Create a text file named synergy.conf with the following:
section: screens
<screen1>:
<screen2>:
end
section: links
<screen1>:
right = <screen2>
<screen2>:
left = <screen1>
end
Replace each occurrence of `<screen1>' with the host name of the
primary screen computer and `<screen2>' with the host name of a
secondary screen computer. In the above example, <screen2> is to
the right of <screen1> and <screen1> is to the left of <screen2>.
If necessary you should replace `right' and `left' with `left',
`right', 'up', or `down'. If you have more than two computers
you can add those too: add each computer's host name in the
`screens' section and add the appropriate links.
Now start the server. Normally synergy wants to run "in the
background." It detaches from the terminal and doesn't have a
visible window, effectively disappearing from view. Until you're
sure your configuration works you should start synergy "in the
foreground" using the `-f' command line option:
synergys -f --config synergy.conf
Check the reported messages for errors. Use ctrl+c to stop synergy,
correct any problems, and start it again.
Finally, start the clients.
Windows
-------
Run `synergy' on the client by double clicking on it. Configure the
client:
* Click the `Client' radio button
* Enter the server's computer name in `Server Host Name'
* Do not use any of the server's screen names, unless one of those
is also the computer name
* If the client's screen name is not the client's computer name:
* Click `Advanced...'
* Enter the client's screen name next to `Screen Name'
* Click `OK'
* Click `Test'
If an error occurs you'll get a dialog box telling you synergy is
about to quit; read the log messages to determine the problem then
correct it and try `Test' again.
Unix or MacOS X
---------------
To start a client, enter the following:
synergyc -f <server-host-name>
where `<server-host-name>' is replaced by the name of the computer
running the synergy server. If an error is reported use ctrl+c to
stop synergy, fix the error, and try again.
Both the client and server should immediately report the connection
or an error. If successful, you should now be able to move the
mouse off the appropriate edge of your server's screen and have it
appear on the client's screen. If you're running the synery server
on Windows 95, 98, or Me then make sure the synergy log window is
not the active window; just click on another window, like synergy's
`Running Test...' window, if it is. Use the mouse and keyboard
normally except use the edge of the screens to jump to other screens.
You can also cut-and-paste text, HTML, and images across computers
(HTML and images are not supported on OS X yet). Start the remaining
clients.
Once the configuration is verified, see the instructions in INSTALL
under `Starting Automatically on ...' for details on running synergy
in the background and on starting synergy automatically when you start
your computers.
Tips and Tricks
---------------
* Be aware that not all keystrokes can be handled by synergy. In
particular, ctrl+alt+del is not handled. However, synergy can
convert ctrl+alt+pause into ctrl+alt+del on the client side.
(Synergy must be installed as a service on the client for this to
work on the Windows NT family.) Some non-standard keys may not
work, especially "multimedia" buttons, though several are
correctly handled.
* A screen can be its own neighbor. That allows a screen to "wrap".
For example, if a configuration linked the left and right sides of
a screen to itself then moving off the left of the screen would put
the mouse at the right of the screen and vice versa.
* You cannot switch screens when the scroll lock it toggled on. Use
this to prevent unintentional switching.
* Turn off mouse driven virtual desktop switching on X windows. It
will interfere with synergy. Use keyboard shortcuts instead.
* Synergy's screen saver synchronization works best with xscreensaver
under X windows. Synergy works better with xscreensaver if it is
using one of the screen saver extensions. Prior to xscreensaver 4.0
you can use `-mit-extension', `-sgi-extension', or `-xidle-extension'
command line options to enable an extension (assuming your server has
the extension). Starting with 4.0 you must enable the corresponding
option in your .xscreensaver file.
* Synergy automatically converts newlines in clipboard text (Unix
expects \n to end each line while Windows expects \r\n).
* Clients can be started and stopped at any time. When a screen is
not connected, the mouse will jump over that screen as if the mouse
had moved all the way across it and jumped to the next screen.
* A client's keyboard and mouse are fully functional while synergy is
running. You can use them in case synergy locks up.
* Strong authentication and encryption is available by using SSH. See
the INSTALL file for more information. Synergy does not otherwise
provide secure communications and it should not be used on or over
untrusted networks.
* Synergy doesn't work if a 16-bit Windows application has the focus
on Windows 95/98/Me. This is due to limitations of Windows. One
commonly used 16-bit application is the command prompt (command.exe)
and this includes synergy's log window when running in test mode.
Bug Reports
-----------
Synergy is being improved all the time but we can only fix problems
that we know about. Please let us know of any problems you encounter,
including confusing or unhelpful documentation. File reports at:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=59275&atid=490467
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Synergy To Do List
==================
Things to do to synergy, in no particular order:
* Provide GUI configuration
There's a GUI tool on win32 but no other platforms. Also, it'd be
nice if the tool allowed users to drag screen icons around to set
the links between them (though this assumes links are symmetrical
and synergy supports asymmetrical links).
* Provide taskbar feedback
There's a tray icon on win32 for checking synergy's current status
and to quit synergy. It'd be nice to have something similar on
other platforms.
* Port to other platforms
The MacOS X port is usable but still incomplete.
* Write man/html pages
* Add more clipboard formats
Synergy currently supports text, html and BMP bitmaps on the clipboard.
It should support more formats, such as other image types and sound.
For each format, some canonical type must be chosen. For text, that's
UTF-8 with \n for newlines. Whatever it is it should losslessly support
any type it might be converted to. The type is converted to each
platform's native type. For example, BMP for images on win32.
Then there are major new features:
* Provide a KVM mode
In this mode synergy would share the monitor in addition to the
keyboard and mouse.
* Support for limited drag and drop between systems
* Support for (virtual) terminals on unix
This would be useful in KVM mode to administer several remote
headless systems that you don't want running X just so synergy
can work.
* Configurable keys
This includes shortcuts to jump to different screens, always
directing certain keystrokes to the same system, never sending
certain keystrokes to some systems, and remapping keys on the
server to other keys on the clients.
* On-the-fly configuration
There should be a way of reconfiguring synergy while it's running.

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# synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
# Copyright (C) 2002 Chris Schoeneman
#
# This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# found in the file COPYING that should have accompanied this file.
#
# This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
NULL =
EXTRA_DIST = \
PORTING \
doxygen.cfg.in \
synergy.css \
authors.html \
autostart.html \
compiling.html \
configuration.html \
developer.html \
faq.html \
history.html \
index.html \
license.html \
news.html \
running.html \
security.html \
tips.html \
todo.html \
$(NULL)
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="synergy.css" media="screen" />
<title>Synergy Authors</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Synergy Authors</h3>
<p>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="mailto:crs23@users.sourceforge.net">Chris Schoeneman</a></td>
<td>Creator, owner, primary developer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="mailto:ryan@ryanbreen.com">Ryan Breen</a></td>
<td>Initial Mac OS X port</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="mailto:moolder@gmx.net">Guido Poschta</a></td>
<td>Windows installer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="mailto:bertrand@landryhetu.com">Bertrand Landry Hetu</a></td>
<td>Mac OS X port</td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
</body>
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="synergy.css" media="screen" />
<title>Synergy Autostart Guide</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Starting synergy automatically</h3>
<p>
You can configure synergy to start automatically when the computer
starts or when you log in. The steps to do that are different on
each platform. Note that changing these configurations doesn't
actually start or stop synergy. The changes take effect the next
time you start your computer or log in.
</p>
<h4>Windows</h4>
<p>
Start synergy and click the <span class="code">Configure...</span> button
by the text <span class="code">Automatic Startup</span>. The
<span class="code">Auto Start</span> dialog will pop up.
If an error occurs then correct the problem and click
<span class="code">Configure</span> again.
</p>
<p>
On the <span class="code">Auto Start</span> dialog you'll configure
synergy to start or not start automatically when the computer starts
or when you log in. You need Administrator access rights to start
synergy automatically when the computer starts. The dialog will let
you know if you have sufficient permission.
</p>
<p>
If synergy is already configured to automatically start then there
will be two <span class="code">Uninstall</span> buttons, at most one
of which is enabled. Click the enabled button, if any, to tell
synergy to not start automatically.
</p>
<p>
If synergy is not configured to start automatically then there will
be two <span class="code">Install</span> buttons. If you have
sufficient permission to have synergy start automatically when the
computer does then the <span class="code">Install</span> button in the
<span class="code">When Computer Starts</span> box will be enabled.
Click it to have synergy start for all users when the computer starts.
In this case, synergy will be available during the login screen.
Otherwise, click the <span class="code">Install</span> button in the
<span class="code">When You Log In</span> box to have synergy
automatically start when you log in.
</p>
<h4>Unix</h4>
<p>
Synergy requires an X server. That means a server must be
running and synergy must be authorized to connect to that server.
It's best to have the display manager start synergy. You'll need
the necessary (probably root) permission to modify the display
manager configuration files. If you don't have that permission
you can start synergy after logging in via the
<span class="code">.xsession</span> file.
</p>
<p>
Typically, you need to edit three script files. The first file
will start synergy before a user logs in, the second will kill
that copy of synergy, and the third will start it again after
the user logs in.
</p>
<p>
The contents of the scripts varies greatly between systems so
there's no one definite place where you should insert your edits.
However, these scripts often exit before reaching the bottom so
put the edits near the top of the script.
</p>
<p>
The location and names of these files depend on the operating
system and display manager you're using. A good guess for the
location is <span class="code">/etc/X11</span>. Typical file names
are:
</p>
<p class="code">
<table>
<tr><td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td>xdm</td> <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td>gdm</td></tr>
<tr><td>1</td> <td></td> <td>xdm/Xsetup</td> <td></td> <td>gdm/Init/Default (*)</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td> <td></td> <td>xdm/Xstartup</td> <td></td> <td>gdm/PostLogin/Default (*)</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td> <td></td> <td>xdm/Xsession</td> <td></td> <td>gdm/Sessions/Default (*, **)</td></tr>
</table>
</p>
<p>
*) The <span class="code">Default</span> file is used if no other
suitable file is found. <span class="code">gdm</span> will try
<span class="arg">displayname</span> (e.g. <span class="code">:0</span>)
and <span class="arg">hostname</span> (e.g. <span class="code">somehost</span>),
in that order, before and instead of <span class="code">Default</span>.
<br>
**) gdm may use <span class="code">gdm/Xsession</span>,
<span class="code">xdm/Xsession</span> or
<span class="code">dm/Xsession</span> if
<span class="code">gdm/Sessions/Default</span> doesn't exist.
</p>
<p>
For a synergy client, add the following to the first file:
<pre>
/usr/bin/killall synergyc
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergyc [&lt;options&gt;] <span class="arg">synergy-server-hostname</span>
</pre>
Of course, the path to synergyc depends on where you installed it
so adjust as necessary.
</p>
<p>
Add to the second file:
<pre>
/usr/bin/killall synergyc
sleep 1
</pre>
</p>
<p>
And to the third file:
<pre>
/usr/bin/killall synergyc
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergyc <span class="arg">[&lt;options&gt;]</span> <span class="arg">synergy-server-hostname</span>
</pre>
Note that <a href="running.html#options"><span class="arg">&lt;options&gt;</span></a>
must not include
<span class="code">-f</span> or <span class="code">--no-daemon</span> or
the script will never exit and you won't be able to log in.
</p>
<p>
The changes are the same for the synergy server except replace
<span class="code">synergyc</span> with <span class="code">synergys</span>
and use the appropriate synergys <a href="running.html#options">command
line options</a>. Note that the
first script is run as root so synergys will look for the configuration
file in root's home directory then in <span class="code">/etc</span>.
Make sure it exists in one of those places or use the
<span class="code">--config <span class="arg">config-pathname</span></span>
option to specify its location.
</p>
<p>
Note that some display managers (xdm and kdm, but not gdm) grab
the keyboard and do not release it until the user logs in for
security reasons. This prevents a synergy server from sharing
the mouse and keyboard until the user logs in. It doesn't
prevent a synergy client from synthesizing mouse and keyboard
input, though.
</p>
<p>
If you're configuring synergy to start only after you log in then edit
your <span class="code">.xsession</span> file. Add just what you
would add to the third file above.
</p>
<h4>Mac OS X</h4>
<p>
TBD
</p>
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<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="synergy.css" media="screen" />
<title>Building and Installing Synergy</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Prerequisites for building</h3>
<p>
To build synergy from the sources you'll need the following:
<ul>
<li>Windows
<ul>
<li>VC++ 6.0 or up
</ul>
<li>Unix
<ul>
<li>gcc 2.95 or up
<li>X11R4 or up headers and libraries
</ul>
<li>Mac OS X
<ul>
<li>XCode; or gcc 2.95 or up
<li>Carbon development headers and libraries
</ul>
</ul>
</p>
<h3>Configuring the build</h3>
<p>
This step is not necessary when using VC++ or XCode.
</p>
<p>
To configure the build for your platform use the configure script:
<pre>
./configure
</pre>
For a list of options to configure use:
<pre>
./configure --help
</pre>
On Solaris you may need to use:
<pre>
<nobr>./configure --x-includes=/usr/openwin/include --x-libraries=/usr/openwin/lib</nobr>
</pre>
so synergy can find the X11 includes and libraries.
</p>
<h3>Building</h3>
<ul>
<li>Windows
<p>
Start VC++ and open <span class="code">synergy.dsw</span>. Set the
active configuration (Build &gt; Set Active Configuration) to
<span class="code">All - Debug</span> or <span class="code">All -
Release</span> then build. Binaries are built into
<span class="code">./debug</span> or <span class="code">./build</span>.
</p>
<li>Unix or Mac OS X without XCode
<p>
Simply enter:
<pre>
make
</pre>
This will build the client and server and leave them in their
respective source directories.
</p>
<li>Mac OS X with XCode
<p>
Start XCode and open the <span class="code">synery.xcode</span>
project. Build the <span class="code">all</span> project using
the <span class="code">Deployment</span> flavor.
</p>
</ul>
<h3>Installing</h3>
<ul>
<li>Windows
<p>
You'll need <a href="http://nsis.sourceforge.net/">NSIS</a>, the
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System. Build <span class="code">All -
Release</span> then build <span class="code">Installer - Release</span>.
This creates <span class="code">SynergyInstaller.exe</span> in the top
level directory. Run this to install synergy.
</p>
<p>
Alternatively, you can simply copy the following files from the
<span class="code">debug</span> or <span class="code">build</span>
directory to a directory you choose (perhaps under the
<span class="code">Program Files</span> directory):
<ul class="code">
<li>synergy.exe
<li>synergyc.exe
<li>synergys.exe
<li>synrgyhk.dll
</ul>
</p>
<li>Unix or Mac OS X without XCode
<p>
<pre>
make install
</pre>
will install the client and server into
<span class="code">/usr/local/bin</span> unless you
specified a different directory when you ran configure.
</p>
<li>Mac OS X with XCode
<p>
Copy the following files from ./build to a convenient location:
<ul class="code">
<li>synergyc
<li>synergys
</ul>
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<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="synergy.css" media="screen" />
<title>Synergy Configuration Guide</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Synergy Configuration File Format</h3>
<p>
The synergy server requires configuration. It will try certain
pathnames to load the configuration file if you don't specify a
path using the <span class="code">--config</span> command line
option. <span class="code">synergys --help</span> reports those
pathnames.
</p>
<p>
The configuration file is a plain text file. Use any text editor
to create the configuration file. The file is broken into sections
and each section has the form:
<pre>
section: <span class="arg">name</span>
<span class="arg">args</span>
end
</pre>
Comments are introduced by <span class="code">#</span> and continue to
the end of the line. <span class="arg">name</span> must be one of the
following:
<ul class="code">
<li>screens
<li>aliases
<li>links
<li>options
</ul>
See below for further explanation of each section type. The
configuration file is case-sensitive so <span class="code">Section</span>,
<span class="code">SECTION</span>, and <span class="code">section</span>
are all different and only the last is valid. Screen names are the
exception; screen names are case-insensitive.
</p>
<p>
The file is parsed top to bottom and names cannot be used before
they've been defined in the <span class="code">screens</span> or
<span class="code">aliases</span> sections. So the
<span class="code">links</span> and <span class="code">aliases</span>
must appear after the <span class="code">screens</span> and links
cannot refer to aliases unless the <span class="code">aliases</span>
appear before the <span class="code">links</span>.
</p>
<h4>screens</h4>
<p>
<span class="arg">args</span> is a list of screen names, one name per
line, each followed by a colon. Names are arbitrary strings but they
must be unique. The hostname of each computer is recommended. (This
is the computer's network name on win32 and the name reported by the
program <span class="code">hostname</span> on Unix and OS X. Note
that OS X may append <span class="code">.local</span> to the name you
gave your computer; e.g. <span class="code">somehost.local</span>.)
There must be a screen name for the server and each client. Each
screen can specify a number of options. Options have the form
<span class="code"><span class="arg">name</span> =
<span class="arg">value</span></span> and are listed one per line
after the screen name.
</p>
<p>
Example:
<pre>
section: screens
moe:
larry:
halfDuplexCapsLock = true
halfDuplexNumLock = true
curly:
meta = alt
end
</pre>
This declares three screens named <span class="code">moe</span>,
<span class="code">larry</span>, and <span class="code">curly</span>.
Screen <span class="code">larry</span> has half-duplex Caps Lock and
Num Lock keys (see below) and screen <span class="code">curly</span>
converts the meta modifier key to the alt modifier key.
</p>
<p>
A screen can have the following options:
<ul>
<li><span class="code">halfDuplexCapsLock = {true|false}</span>
<p>
This computer has a Caps Lock key that doesn't report a
press and a release event when the user presses it but
instead reports a press event when it's turned on and a
release event when it's turned off. If Caps Lock acts
strangely on all screens then you may need to set this
option to <span class="code">true</span>
on the server screen. If it acts strangely on one
screen then that screen may need the option set to
<span class="code">true</span>.
</p>
<li><span class="code">halfDuplexNumLock = {true|false}</span>
<p>
This is identical to <span class="code">halfDuplexCapsLock</span>
except it applies to the Num Lock key.
</p>
<li><span class="code">xtestIsXineramaUnaware = {true|false}</span>
<p>
This option works around a bug in the XTest extension
when used in combination with Xinerama. It affects
X11 clients only. Not all versions of the XTest
extension are aware of the Xinerama extension. As a
result, they do not move the mouse correctly when
using multiple Xinerama screens. This option is
currently <span class="code">true</span> by default. If
you know your XTest extension is Xinerama aware then set
this option to <span class="code">false</span>.
</p>
<li><span class="code">shift = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}<br>
ctrl = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}<br>
alt = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}<br>
meta = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}<br>
super = {shift|ctrl|alt|meta|super|none}</span>
<p>
Map a modifier key pressed on the server's keyboard to
a different modifier on this client. This option only
has an effect on a client screen; it's accepted and
ignored on the server screen.
</p>
<p>
You can map, say, the shift key to shift (the default),
ctrl, alt, meta, super or nothing. Normally, you
wouldn't remap shift or ctrl. You might, however, have
an X11 server with meta bound to the Alt keys. To use
this server effectively with a windows client, which
doesn't use meta but uses alt extensively, you'll want
the windows client to map meta to alt (using
<span class="code">meta = alt</span>).
</p>
</ul>
</p>
<h4>aliases</h4>
<p>
<span class="arg">args</span> is a list of screen names just like
in the <span class="code">screens</span> section except each screen
is followed by a list of aliases, one per line, <b>not</b> followed
by a colon. An alias is a screen name and must be unique. During
screen name lookup each alias is equivalent to the screen name it
aliases. So a client can connect using its canonical screen name
or any of its aliases.
</p>
<p>
Example:
<pre>
section: aliases
larry:
larry.stooges.com
curly:
shemp
end
</pre>
Screen <span class="code">larry</span> is also known as
<span class="code">larry.stooges.com</span> and can connect as
either name. Screen <span class="code">curly</span> is also
known as <span class="code">shemp</span> (hey, it's just an example).
</p>
<h4>links</h4>
<p>
<span class="arg">args</span> is a list of screen names just like
in the <span class="code">screens</span> section except each screen
is followed by a list of links, one per line. Each link has the
form <span class="code">{left|right|up|down}</span> =
<span class="code">name</span>. A link indicates which screen is
adjacent in the given direction.
</p>
<p>
Example:
<pre>
section: links
moe:
right = larry
up = curly
larry:
left = moe
up = curly
curly:
down = larry
end
</pre>
This indicates that screen <span class="code">larry</span> is to
the right of screen <span class="code">moe</span> (so moving the
cursor off the right edge of <span class="code">moe</span> would
make it appear at the left edge of <span class="code">larry</span>),
<span class="code">curly</span> is above <span class="code">moe</span>,
<span class="code">moe</span> is to the left of
<span class="code">larry</span>, <span class="code">curly</span> is
above <span class="code">larry</span>, and
<span class="code">larry</span> is below
<span class="code">curly</span>. Note that links do not have to be
symmetrical; moving up from <span class="code">moe</span> then down
from <span class="code">curly</span> lands the cursor on
<span class="code">larry</span>.
</p>
<h4>options</h4>
<p>
<span class="arg">args</span> is a list of lines of the form
<span class="code">name = value</span>. These set the global
options.
</p>
<p>
Example:
<pre>
section: options
heatbeat = 5000
switchDelay = 500
end
</pre>
</p>
<p>
You can use the following options:
<ul>
<li><span class="code">heartbeat = N</span>
<p>
The server will expect each client to send a message no
less than every <span class="code">N</span> milliseconds.
If no message arrives from a client within
<span class="code">3N</span> seconds the server forces that
client to disconnect.
</p>
<p>
If synergy fails to detect clients disconnecting while
the server is sleeping or vice versa, try using this
option.
</p>
<li><span class="code">switchDelay = N</span>
<p>
Synergy won't switch screens when the mouse reaches the
edge of a screen unless it stays on the edge for
<span class="code">N</span>
milliseconds. This helps prevent unintentional
switching when working near the edge of a screen.
</p>
<li><span class="code">switchDoubleTap = N</span>
<p>
Synergy won't switch screens when the mouse reaches the
edge of a screen unless it's moved away from the edge
and then back to the edge within <span class="code">N</span>
milliseconds. With
the option you have to quickly tap the edge twice to
switch. This helps prevent unintentional switching
when working near the edge of a screen.
</p>
<li><span class="code">screenSaverSync = {true|false}</span>
<p>
If set to <span class="code">false</span> then synergy
won't synchronize screen savers. Client screen savers
will start according to their individual configurations.
The server screen saver won't start if there is input,
even if that input is directed toward a client screen.
</p>
<li><span class="code">relativeMouseMoves = {true|false}</span>
<p>
If set to <span class="code">true</span> then secondary
screens move the mouse using relative rather than
absolute mouse moves when and only when Scroll Lock is
toggled on (i.e. the cursor is locked to the screen).
This is intended to make synergy work better with certain
games. If set to <span class="code">false</span> or not
set then all mouse moves are absolute.
</p>
</ul>
You can use both the <span class="code">switchDelay</span> and
<span class="code">switchDoubleTap</span> options at the same
time. Synergy will switch when either requirement is satisfied.
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<head>
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<title>Synergy Developer's Guide</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Developer's Guide</h3>
<p>
Synergy is reasonably well commented so reading the source code
should be enough to understand particular pieces. See the
<a href="PORTING"><span class="code">doc/PORTING</span></a>
file in the synergy source code for more high-level information.
</p>
<h4>How it works</h4>
<p>
The theory behind synergy is simple: the server captures mouse,
keyboard, clipboard, and screen saver events and forwards them to
one or more clients. If input is directed to the server itself
then the input is delivered normally. In practice, however, many
complications arise.
</p>
<p>
First, different keyboard mappings can produce different characters.
Synergy attempts to generate the same character on the client as
would've been generated on the server, including appropriate modifier
keys (like Control and Alt). Non-character keys like Shift are also
synthesized if possible. Sometimes the client simply cannot create
the character or doesn't have a corresponding non-character key and
synergy must discard the event. Note that synergy won't necessarily
synthesize an event for the corresponding key on the client's
keyboard. For example, if the client or server can't distinguish
between the left and right shift keys then synergy can't be certain
to synthesize the shift on the same side of the keyboard as the user
pressed.
</p>
<p>
Second, different systems have different clipboards and clipboard
formats. The X window system has a system-wide selection and
clipboard (and yet other buffers) while Microsoft Windows has only
a system-wide clipboard. Synergy has to choose which of these
buffers correspond to one another. Furthermore, different systems
use different text encodings and line breaks. Synergy mediates and
converts between them.
</p>
<p>
Finally, there are no standards across operating systems for some
operations that synergy requires. Among these are: intercepting
and synthesizing events; enabling, disabling, starting and stopping
the screen saver; detecting when the screen saver starts; reading
and writing the clipboard(s).
</p>
<p>
All this means that synergy must be customized to each operating
system (or windowing system in the case of X windows). Synergy
breaks platform differences into two groups. The first includes
the mundane platform dependent things: file system stuff,
multithreading, network I/O, multi-byte and wide character
conversion, time and sleeping, message display and logging, and
running a process detached from a terminal. This code lives in
<span class="code">lib/arch</span>.
</p>
<p>
The second includes screen and window management handling, user
event handling, event synthesis, the clipboards, and the screen
saver. This code lives in <span class="code">lib/platform</span>.
</p>
<p>
For both groups, there are particular classes or interfaces that
must be inherited and implemented for each platform. See the
<a href="PORTING"><span class="code">doc/PORTING</span></a> file in
the synergy source code for more information.
</p>
<h4>Auto-generated Documentation</h4>
<p>
Synergy can automatically generate documentation from the comments
in the code using <a href="http://www.doxygen.org/">doxygen</a>.
Use "<span class="code">make doxygen</span>" to build it yourself
from the source code into the <span class="code">doc/doxygen/html</span>
directory.
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</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Synergy Frequently Asked Questions</h3>
<h4>Questions</h4>
<ol class="faq">
<li><a href="#faq1">Why doesn't ctrl+alt+del work on secondary screens?</a>
<li><a href="#faq2">Can the server and client be using different operating systems?</a>
<li><a href="#faq3">What's the difference between synergy and x2x, x2vnc, etc?</a>
<li><a href="#faq4">What does "Cannot initialize hook library" mean?</a>
<li><a href="#faq5">What security/encryption does synergy provide?</a>
<li><a href="#faq6">What should I call my screens in the configuration?</a>
<li><a href="#faq7">Why do my Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys act funny?</a>
<li><a href="#faq8">Can synergy share the display in addition to the mouse and keyboard?</a>
<li><a href="#faq9">Can synergy do drag and drop between computers?</a>
<li><a href="#faq10">Do AltGr or Mode-Switch or ISO_Level3_Shift work?</a>
<li><a href="#faq11">Why isn't synergy ported to platform XYZ?</a>
<li><a href="#faq12">My client can't connect. What's wrong?</a>
<li><a href="#faq13">Linking fails on Solaris. What's wrong?</a>
<li><a href="#faq14">The screen saver never starts. Why not?</a>
<li><a href="#faq15">I can't switch screens anymore for no apparent reason. Why?</a>
<li><a href="#faq16">I get the error 'Xlib: No protocol specified'. Why?</a>
<li><a href="#faq17">The cursor goes to secondary screen but won't come back. Why?</a>
<li><a href="#faq18">The cursor wraps from one edge of the screen to the opposite. Why?</a>
</ol>
<h4>Answers</h4>
<ol class="faq">
<li><a name="faq1"></a><span class="fakelink">Why doesn't ctrl+alt+del work on secondary screens?</span>
<p>
Synergy isn't able to capture ctrl+alt+del on PC compatible
systems because it's handled completely differently than
other keystrokes. However, when the mouse is on a client
screen, pressing ctrl+alt+pause will simulate ctrl+alt+del
on the client. (A client running on Windows NT, 2000, or XP
must be running as a service for this to work.)
</p>
<li><a name="faq2"></a><span class="fakelink">Can the server and client be using different operating systems?</span>
<p>
Yes. The synergy network protocol is platform neutral so
synergy doesn't care what operating systems are running on
the server and clients.
</p>
<li><a name="faq3"></a><span class="fakelink">What's the difference between synergy and
<span class="code">x2x</span>, <span class="code">x2vnc</span>, etc?</span>
<p>
Unlike <span class="code">x2x</span>, synergy supports any number of computers and
it doesn't require X on Microsoft Windows platforms. It
also has more advanced clipboard support and synchronizes
screensavers. <span class="code">x2vnc</span> is also limited to two computers,
requires the separate vnc package, and is really only
appropriate for using an X system to control a non-X system.
However, the right tool for the job is whatever tool works
best for you.
</p>
<li><a name="faq4"></a><span class="fakelink">What does "Cannot initialize hook library" mean?</span>
<p>
This error can occur on a synergy server running on a
Microsoft Windows operating system. It means that synergy
is already running or possibly was not shut down properly.
If it's running then first end the synergy task. If it's
not then try logging off and back on or rebooting then
starting synergy again.
</p>
<li><a name="faq5"></a><span class="fakelink">What security/encryption does synergy provide?</span>
<p>
Synergy provides no built-in encryption or authentication.
Given that, synergy should not be used on or over any untrusted
network, especially the Internet. It's generally fine for home
networks. Future versions may provide built-in encryption and
authentication.
</p>
<p>
Strong encryption and authentication is available through SSH
(secure shell). Run the SSH daemon (i.e. server) on the same
computer that you run the synergy server. It requires no
special configuration to support synergy. On each synergy
client system, run SSH with port forwarding:
</p>
<pre>
ssh -f -N -L 24800:<span class="arg">server-hostname</arg>:24800 <span class="arg">server-hostname</arg>
</pre>
<p>
where <span class="arg">server-hostname</span> is the name of the
SSH/synergy server.
Once ssh authenticates itself, start the synergy client
normally except use <span class="code">localhost</span> or
<span class="code">127.0.0.1</span> as the server's
address. SSH will then encrypt all communication on behalf of
synergy. Authentication is handled by the SSH authentication.
</p>
<p>
A free implementation of SSH for Linux and many Unix systems is
<a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a>. For
Windows there's a port of OpenSSH using
<a href="http://www.cygwin.com/">Cygwin<a>.
</p>
<li><a name="faq6"></a><span class="fakelink">What should I call my screens in the configuration?</span>
<p>
You can use any unique name in the configuration file for each
screen but it's easiest to use the hostname of the computer.
That's the computer name not including the domain. For example,
a computer with the fully qualified domain name <span class="code">xyz.foo.com</span> has
the hostname <span class="code">xyz</span>. There should also be an alias for <span class="code">xyz</span> to
<span class="code">xyz.foo.com</span>. If you don't use the computer's hostname, you
have to tell synergy the name of the screen using a command line
option, or the startup dialog on Windows.
</p>
<p>
Some systems are configured to report the fully qualified domain
name as the hostname. For those systems it will be easier to use
the FQDN as the screen name. Also note that a Mac OS X system
named <span class="code">xyz</span> may report its hostname as
<span class="code">xyz.local</span>. If that's the case for you
then use <span class="code">xyz.local</span> as the screen name.
</p>
<li><a name="faq7"></a><span class="fakelink">Why do my Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys act funny?</span>
<p>
Some systems treat the Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys differently
than all the others. Whereas most keys report going down when
physically pressed and going up when physically released, on
these systems the Caps-Lock and Num-Lock keys report going down
when being activated and going up when being deactivated. That
is, when you press and release, say, Caps-Lock to activate it, it
only reports going down, and when you press and release to
deactivate it, it only reports going up. This confuses synergy.
</p>
<p>
You can solve the problem by changing your configuration file.
In the screens section, following each screen that has the
problem, add either or both of these lines as appropriate:
</p>
<pre>
halfDuplexCapsLock = true
halfDuplexNumLock = true
</pre>
<p>
Then restart synergy on the server.
</p>
<li><a name="faq8"></a><span class="fakelink">Can synergy share the display in addition to the mouse and keyboard?</span>
<p>
No. Synergy is a KM solution not a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse)
solution. However, future versions will probably support KVM.
Hopefully, this will make synergy suitable for managing large
numbers of headless servers.
</p>
<li><a name="faq9"></a><span class="fakelink">Can synergy do drag and drop between computers?</span>
<p>
No. That's a very cool idea and it'll be explored. However, it's
also clearly difficult and may take a long time to implement.
</p>
<li><a name="faq10"></a><span class="fakelink">Does AltGr/Mode-Switch/ISO_Level3_Shift work?</span>
<p>
Yes, as of 1.0.12 synergy has full support for AltGr/Mode-switch.
That includes support for most (all?) European keyboard layouts.
All systems should be using the same keyboard layout, though, for
all characters to work. (Any character missing from a client's
layout cannot be generated by synergy.) There is experimental
support for ISO_Level3_Shift in 1.1.3.
</p>
<li><a name="faq11"></a><span class="fakelink">Why isn't synergy ported to platform XYZ?</span>
<p>
Probably because the developers don't have access to platform XYZ
and/or are unfamiliar with development on XYZ. Also, synergy has
inherently non-portable aspects so there's a not insignificant
effort involved in porting.
</p>
<li><a name="faq12"></a><span class="fakelink">My client can't connect. What's wrong?</span>
<p>
A common mistake when starting the client is to give the wrong
server host name. The last synergyc command line option (Unix)
or the "Server Host Name" edit field (Windows) should be the
host name (or IP address) of the server <b>not</b> the client's host
name. If you get the error <span class="code">connection failed: cannot connect
socket</span> followed by <span class="code">the attempt to connect was forcefully
rejected</span> or <span class="code">connection refused</span> then the server isn't started,
can't bind the address, or the client is connecting to the wrong
host name/address or port.
</p>
<li><a name="faq13"></a><span class="fakelink">Linking fails on Solaris. What's wrong?</span>
<p>
Did you add
</p>
<pre>
<nobr>--x-includes=/usr/openwin/include --x-libraries=/usr/openwin/lib</nobr>
</pre>
<p>
to the <span class="code">configure</span> command line? Solaris puts
the X11 includes and libraries in an unusual place and the above lets
synergy find them.
</p>
<li><a name="faq14"></a><span class="fakelink">The screen saver never starts. Why not?</span>
<p>
If the synergy server is on X Windows then the screen saver will
not start while the mouse is on a client screen. This is a
consequence of how X Windows, synergy and xscreensaver work.
</p>
<li><a name="faq15"></a><span class="fakelink">I can't switch screens anymore for no apparent reason. Why?</span>
<p>
This should not happen with 1.1.3 and up. Earlier versions of
synergy would not allow switching screens when a key was down and
sometimes it would believe a key was down when it was not.
</p>
<li><a name="faq16"></a><span class="fakelink">I get the error 'Xlib: No protocol specified'. Why?</span>
<p>
You're running synergy without authorization to connect to the
X display. Typically the reason is running synergy as root when
logged in as non-root. Just run synergy as the same user that's
logged in.
</p>
<li><a name="faq17"></a><span class="fakelink">The cursor goes to secondary screen but won't come back. Why?</span>
<p>
Your configuration is incorrect. You must indicate the neighbors
of every screen. Just because you've configured 'Apple' to be to
the left of 'Orange' does not mean that 'Orange' is to the right
of 'Apple'. You must provide both in the configuration.
</p>
<li><a name="faq18"></a><span class="fakelink">The cursor wraps from one edge of the screen to the opposite. Why?</span>
<p>
Because you told it to. If you list 'Orange' to be to the left of
'Orange' then moving the mouse off the left edge of 'Orange' will
make it jump to the right edge. Remove the offending line from the
configuration if you don't want that behavior.
</p>
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History of Synergy
==================
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="synergy.css" media="screen" />
<title>Synergy History</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Synergy History</h3>
<p>
The first incarnation of synergy was CosmoSynergy, created by
Richard Lee and Adam Feder then at Cosmo Software, Inc., a
subsidiary of SGI (nee Silicon Graphics, Inc.), at the end of
@ -10,7 +16,11 @@ both an Irix and a Windows box on their desks and switchboxes
were expensive and annoying. CosmoSynergy was a great success
but Cosmo Software declined to productize it and the company
was later closed.
</p>
<p>
Synergy is a from-scratch reimplementation of CosmoSynergy.
It provides most of the features of the original and adds a
few improvements.
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="synergy.css" media="screen" />
<title>Synergy Introduction</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Synergy</h3>
<h4>Introduction</h4>
<p>
synergy: [noun] a mutually advantageous conjunction of distinct elements
</p>
<p>
Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between
multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its
own display, without special hardware. It's intended for users
with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its
own monitor(s).
</p>
<p>
Redirecting the mouse and keyboard is as simple as moving the mouse
off the edge of your screen. Synergy also merges the clipboards of
all the systems into one, allowing cut-and-paste between systems.
Furthermore, it synchronizes screen savers so they all start and stop
together and, if screen locking is enabled, only one screen requires
a password to unlock them all.
</p>
<p>
Synergy is open source and released under the
<a href="license.html#GPL">GNU Public License (GPL)</a>.
</p>
<h4>Links</h4>
<p>
<b>Local</b><br>
Getting started:<br>
<a href="running.html">how to run synergy</a><br>
<a href="compiling.html">how to build synergy</a><br>
<br>
Using synergy:<br>
<a href="faq.html">FAQ</a><br>
<a href="tips.html">tips on using synergy</a><br>
<a href="autostart.html">autostart guide</a><br>
<a href="configuration.html">configuration file format guide</a><br>
<br>
Future directions:<br>
<a href="todo.html">roadmap to future enhancements</a><br>
<br>
For developers:<br>
<a href="developer.html">developer's guide</a><br>
<br>
Security:<br>
<a href="security.html">important note about security with synergy</a><br>
<br>
Miscellaneous documents:<br>
<a href="authors.html">the authors of synergy</a><br>
<a href="history.html">the history of synergy</a><br>
<a href="license.html">the synergy license terms</a><br>
<a href="news.html">news about synergy</a><br>
<br>
<b>Internet</b><br>
<a href="http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/">synergy home page</a><br>
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/synergy2/">synergy project page</a><br>
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=browse&group_id=59275&atid=490467">synergy bug list</a><br>
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=59275">synergy community forums</a><br>
</p>
<h4>System Requirements</h4>
<p>
<ul>
<li>Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me (the Windows 95 family)
<li>Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP (the Windows NT family)
<li>Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
<li>Unix
<ul>
<li>X Windows version 11 revision 4 or up
<li>XTEST extension<br>
(use "<span class="code">xdpyinfo | grep XTEST</code>" to check for XTEST)
</ul>
</ul>
All systems must support TCP/IP networking.
</p>
<p>
"Unix" includes Linux, Solaris, Irix and other variants. Synergy has
only been extensively tested on Linux and may not work completely or
at all on other versions of Unix. Patches are welcome (including
patches that package binaries) at the
<a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=59275&atid=490469">patches page</a>.
</p>
<p>
The Mac OS X port is incomplete. It does not synchronize the screen saver,
only text clipboard data works (i.e. HTML and bitmap data do not work),
non-US English keyboards are untested and probably don't work, and there
may be problems with mouse pointer and mouse wheel acceleration. Other
problems should be <a href="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=59275&atid=490467">filed as bugs</a>.
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Synergy is copyright (C) 2002 Chris Schoeneman.
Synergy is distributed under the following license.
GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
Version 2, June 1991
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
Preamble
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="synergy.css" media="screen" />
<title>Synergy License and Copyright</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Synergy License and Copyright</h3>
<p>
Synergy is copyright (C) 2002 Chris Schoeneman.<br>
Synergy is distributed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE.
</p>
<h4><a name="GPL"></a>GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</h4>
<b>Version 2, June 1991</b>
<p>
Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.<br>
59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA<br>
Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
</p>
<h4>Preamble</h4>
<p>
The licenses for most software are designed to take away your
freedom to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public
License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free
@ -20,48 +29,55 @@ Foundation's software and to any other program whose authors commit to
using it. (Some other Free Software Foundation software is covered by
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ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM
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THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
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12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED
TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY
WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED
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PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH
HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES.
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<body class="main">
<h3>Synergy News</h3>
<span class="date">Jun-13-2004</span> - Synergy 1.1.7 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Added OS X precompiled header file forgotten in last build
<li>Fixed bug in fix for 'unexpected async reply' on X11
<li>Removed dependency on "browser" service on win32
<li>Fixed assertion failure when connection fails immediately
<li>Fixed failure to connect on AIX
<li>Fixed error in conversion from multibyte to wide characters
<li>Maybe fixed win32 screen saver detection
</ul>
<span class="date">May-26-2004</span> - Synergy 1.1.6 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Added preliminary Mac OS X support (client and server)
<li>Fixed ctrl+alt+del emulation on win32
<li>Fixed ctrl+alt+del on win32 server acting on both client and server
<li>Fixed handling of screen resolution changes on win32
<li>Fixed 'unexpected async reply' on X11
<li>Added dependency to win32 service to avoid startup race condition
<li>Fixed reference count bug
<li>Keyboard input focus now restored on X11 (fixes loss of input in some games)
</ul>
<p>
The OS X port does not yet support:
</p>
<ul>
<li>HTML and bitmap clipboard data
<li>Screen saver synchronization
<li>Non-US English keyboards
</ul>
<span class="date">May-05-2004</span> - Synergy 1.1.5 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>No longer switching screens when a mouse button is down
<li>Worked around win32 mouse hook bug, fixing switch on double tap
<li>Added support for HTML and bitmap (image/bmp) clipboard data
<li>Physical mouse no longer necessary on win32 secondary screens to see cursor
<li>Added experimental relative mouse moves on secondary screen option
<li>Fixed win32 lock up when closing server with clients still connected
<li>Fixed bug in handling duplicate connections
<li>Fixed pthread mutex initialization
<li>Made synergy dependent on NetBT on win32 (for service startup order)
<li>Automake fixes; now mostly works on darwin and MinGW
<li>Fixed builds on Solaris 9, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD
<li>Partial support for MSYS/MinGW builds (NOT COMPLETE)
<li>Partial merge of OS X port (NOT COMPLETE)
</ul>
<span class="date">Mar-31-2004</span> - Synergy 1.1.4 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed lookup of hosts by name of win32
<li>Reverted tray icon code to 1.0.15 version; seems to fix the bugs
<li>Fixed crash when caps, num, or scroll lock not in key map on X11
<li>Fixed double tap and wait to switch features
</ul>
<span class="date">Mar-28-2004</span> - Synergy 1.1.3 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Major code refactoring; reduced use of threads, added event queue
<li>Removed unused HTTP support code
<li>No longer interfering with mouse when scroll lock is toggled on
<li>Fixed minor mispositioning of mouse on win32
<li>Unix portability fixes
<li>Added support for power management
<li>Improved keyboard handling and bug fixes
<li>Fixed dead key handling
</ul>
<p>
Note: the tray icon on windows is known to not work correctly when
running the synergy server on Windows 95/95/Me.
</p>
<span class="date">Aug-24-2003</span> - Synergy 1.0.14 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed bugs in setting win32 process/thread priority
<li>Fixed resource leak in opening win32 system log
<li>Fixed win32 launcher not getting non-default advanced options
<li>Synergy log copied to clipboard now transferred to other screens
<li>Hack to work around lesstif clipboard removed (fixes pasting on X)
</ul>
<span class="date">Jul-20-2003</span> - Synergy 1.0.12 released
<p>
This release finally completes support for non-ASCII characters,
fully supporting most (all?) European keyboard layouts including
dead key composition. This release includes changes from several
experimental versions (1.0.9, 1.0.11, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, and
1.1.3).
</p>
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Added non-ASCII support to win32 and X11
<li>Added dead key support to win32 and X11
<li>Fixed AltGr handling
<li>Added ctrl+alt+del simulation using ctrl+alt+pause
<li>Fixed loss of key event when user releases ctrl+alt+del
<li>Fixed incorrect synthesis of pointer-keys event on X11
<li>Fixed Xinerama support
<li>Made some clipboard fixes on win32 and X11
<li>Add tray icon menu item to copy log to clipboard
<li>Fixed mouse warping on unconnected client
<li>Stopped unconnected client from filling up event logs
</ul>
<span class="date">May-10-2003</span> - Synergy 1.0.8 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed hook forwarding (fixing interaction with objectbar)
<li>Fixed "Windows" key handling and added support Win+E, Win+F, etc
<li>Added win 95/98/me support for Alt+Tab, Alt+Esc, Ctrl+Esc
<li>Fixed scroll lock locking to server screen
<li>Fixed screen flashing on X11 and Windows
<li>Fixed compile problem on 64 bit systems
<li>Fixed Xinerama support
<li>Now allowing screen names that include underscores
<li>Improved non-ASCII key handling on Windows
<li>Fixed lagginess
<li>Fixed failure to capture all mouse input on Windows
<li>Fixed auto-repeat bugs on X11
<li>Added option to disable screen saver synchronization
<li>Added support for 4th and 5th mouse buttons on Windows
<li>Added support for "Internet" and "Multimedia" keys
<li>Fixed jumping from client to itself (mouse wrapping)
</ul>
<span class="date">Mar-27-2003</span> - Synergy 1.0.6 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Added tray icon on win32
<li>Fixed multi-monitor support on win32
<li>Fixed win32 screen saver detection on NT/2k/XP
<li>Added per-screen options to remap modifier keys
<li>Added global options for restricting screen jumping
<li>Added global option for detecting unresponsive clients
<li>Added more logging for why screen jump won't happen
<li>Fixed problem sending the CLIPBOARD to motif/lesstif apps
<li>Win32 launcher now remembers non-config-file state
</ul>
<span class="date">Feb-18-2003</span> - Synergy 1.0.3 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Support for X11 keymaps with only uppercase letters
<li>Fixed memory leaks
<li>Added documentation on using synergy with SSH
<li>Fixed unnecessary left-handed mouse button swapping
<li>Fixed debug build error on win32
<li>Reduced frequency of large cursor jumps when leaving win32 server
<li>Changed cursor motion on win32 multimon to relative moves only
</ul>
<span class="date">Jan-25-2003</span> - Synergy 1.0.2 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed out-of-bounds array lookup in the BSD and Windows network code
<li>Added ability to set screen options from Windows launch dialog
</ul>
<span class="date">Jan-22-2003</span> - Synergy 1.0.1 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed running as a service on Windows NT family
</ul>
<span class="date">Jan-20-2003</span> - Synergy 1.0.0 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Refactored to centralize platform dependent code
<li>Added support for mouse wheel on Windows NT (SP3 and up)
<li>Portability improvements
<li>Added more documentation
<li>Fixes for working with xscreensaver
<li>Fixes for circular screen links
</ul>
<p>
This release has been tested on Linux and Windows. It builds and
is believed to run on Solaris and FreeBSD. It is believed to
build and run on Irix and AIX. It builds but does not work on
MacOS X.
</p>
<span class="date">Dec-25-2002</span> - Synergy 0.9.14 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed solaris compile problems (untested)
<li>Fixed irix compile problems (untested)
<li>Fixed windows client not reconnecting when server dies bug
<li>Fixed loss of ctrl+alt from windows server to non-windows clients
<li>Fixed handling of password protected windows client screen saver
<li>Now handling any number of pointer buttons on X11
<li>Toggle key states now restored when leaving clients
<li>Added support for per-screen config options
<li>Added config options for half-duplex toggle keys on X11
<li>Enabled class diagrams in doxygen documentation
</ul>
<span class="date">Nov-05-2002</span> - Synergy 0.9.13 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed solaris compile problems (untested)
<li>Fixed MacOS X compile problems (semi-functional)
<li>Fixed gcc-3.2 compile problems
<li>Fixed some thread startup and shutdown bugs
<li>Server now quits if bind() fails with an error other than in use
<li>Fixed bug in moving mouse on Win98 without multiple monitors
<li>Fixed bug in handling TCP socket errors on read and write
<li>Fixed spurious screen saver activation on X11
<li>Unix platforms can now read Win32 configuration files
<li>Minor error reporting fixes
</ul>
<span class="date">Sep-14-2002</span> - Synergy 0.9.12 released
<p>
Made following changes:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Win32 was not reporting log messages properly when run from synergy.exe
<li>Network error messages weren't reporting useful information
<li>Synergy won't build on gcc 3.2; added workaround for known problem
<li>X11 wasn't handling some keys/key combinations correctly
<li>Added option to change logging level when testing from synergy.exe
</ul>
<span class="date">Sep-04-2002</span> - Synergy 0.9.11 released
<p>
Fixed following bugs:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Worked around missing SendInput() on windows 95/NT 4 prior to SP3
<li>Fixed keyboard mapping on X11 synergy client
</ul>
<span class="date">Sep-02-2002</span> - Synergy 0.9.10 released
<p>
Fixed following bugs:
</p>
<ul>
<li>The Pause/Break and KP_Enter buttons were not working correctly on windows
<li>Configuration options were being lost on windows after a reboot
<li>Added support for AltGr/ModeSwitch keys
<li>Added support for auto-start on windows when not administrator
<li>Improved autoconf
<li>Added workaround for lack of sstream header on g++ 2.95.
</ul>
<span class="date">Aug-18-2002</span> - Synergy 0.9.9 released
<p>
Fixed three bugs:
</p>
<ul>
<li>The PrintScrn button was not working correctly on windows
<li>The Win32 server could hang when a client disconnected
<li>Using the mouse wheel could hang the X server
</ul>
<span class="date">Aug-11-2002</span> - Synergy 0.9.8 released
<p>
Supports any number of clients under Linux or Windows 95 or NT4
or later. Includes mouse and keyboard sharing, clipboard
synchronization and screen saver synchronization. Supports ASCII
keystrokes, 5 button mouse with wheel, and Unicode text clipboard
format.
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<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="synergy.css" media="screen" />
<title>Guide to Running Synergy</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Running Synergy</h3>
<p>
Synergy lets you use one keyboard and mouse across multiple computers.
To do so it requires that all the computers are connected to each other
via TCP/IP networking. Most systems come with this installed.
</p>
<h4>Step 1 - Choose a server</h4>
<p>
The first step is to pick which keyboard and mouse you want to share.
The computer with that keyboard and mouse is called the "primary
screen" and it runs the synergy server. All of the other computers
are "secondary screens" and run the synergy client.
</p>
<h4>Step 2 - Install the software</h4>
<p>
Second, you install the software. Choose the appropriate package
and install it. For example, on Windows you would run
<span class="code">SynergyInstaller</span>. You must install the
software on all the computers that will share the mouse and keyboard.
</p>
<h4>Step 3 - Configure and start the server</h4>
<p>
Next you configure the server. You'll tell synergy the name of
the primary and secondary screens, which screens are next to which,
and choose desired options. On Windows there's a dialog box for
setting the configuration. On other systems you'll create a simple
text file.
</p>
<p>
Note that when you tell synergy that screen <span class="code">A</span>
is to the left of screen <span class="code">B</span> this does <b>not</b>
imply that <span class="code">B</span> is to the right of
<span class="code">A</span>. You must explicitly indicate both
relations. If you don't do both then when you're running synergy you'll
find you're unable to leave one of the screens.
</p>
<p>
<b>Windows</b><br>
On Windows run synergy by double clicking on the
<span class="code">synergy</span> file. This brings up a dialog.
Configure the server:
<ul>
<li>Click the <span class="code">Server</span> radio button
<li>Click <span class="code">Add</span> to add the server to the
<span class="code">Screens</span> list
<ul>
<li>Enter the name of server (the computer's name is the recommended name)
<li>Optionally enter other names the server is known by
<li>Click <span class="code">OK</span>
</ul>
<li>Use <span class="code">Add</span> to add your other computers
<ul>
<li>Using a computer's name as its screen name is recommended
<li>Choose desired screen options on the <span class="code">Add</span> dialog
</ul>
<li>Use the controls under <span class="code">Layout</span> to link screens together
<ul>
<li>Click (once) on the server's name in the <span class="code">Screens</span> list
<li>Choose the screen to the left of the server; use <span class="code">---</span>
if there is no screen to the left of the server
<li>Choose the screens to the right, above and below the server
<li>Repeat the above steps for all the other screens
</ul>
<li>Use <span class="code">Options...</span> to set desired options
<li>If the server's screen name is not the server's computer name:
<ul>
<li>Click <span class="code">Advanced...</span>
<li>Enter the server's screen name next to
<span class="code">Screen Name</span>
<li>Click <span class="code">OK</span>
</ul>
</ul>
</p>
<p>
Now click <span class="code">Test</span>. The server will start and
you'll see a console window with log messages telling you about synergy's
progress. If an error occurs you'll get one or more dialog boxes telling
you what the errors are; read the errors to determine the problem then
correct them and try <span class="code">Test</span> again.
</p>
<p>
<b>Unix or Mac OS X</b><br>
Create a text file named <span class="code">synergy.conf</span> with the
following:
<pre>
section: screens
<span class="arg">screen1</span>:
<span class="arg">screen2</span>:
end
section: links
<span class="arg">screen1</span>:
right = <span class="arg">screen2</span>
<span class="arg">screen2</span>:
left = <span class="arg">screen1</span>
end
</pre>
Replace each occurrence of <span class="arg">screen1</span> with the host name
of the primary screen computer (as reported by the
<span class="code">hostname</span> program) and <span class="arg">screen2</span>
with the host name of a secondary screen computer. In the above example,
<span class="arg">screen2</span> is to the right of
<span class="arg">screen1</span> and <span class="arg">screen1</span> is to the
left of <span class="arg">screen2</span>. If necessary you should replace
<span class="code">right</span> and <span class="code">left</span> with
<span class="code">left</span>, <span class="code">right</span>,
<span class="code">up</span>, or <span class="code">down</span>. If you
have more than two computers you can add those too: add each computer's host
name in the <span class="code">screens</span> section and add the
appropriate links. See the <a href="configuration.html">configuration
guide</a> for more configuration possibilities.
</p>
<p>
Now start the server. Normally synergy wants to run "in the background."
It detaches from the terminal and doesn't have a visible window, effectively
disappearing from view. Until you're sure your configuration works, you
should start synergy "in the foreground" using the <span class="code">-f</span>
command line option.
<pre>
synergys -f --config synergy.conf
</pre>
Check the reported messages for errors. Use ctrl+c to stop synergy if
it didn't stop automatically, correct any problems, and start it again.
</p>
<h4>Step 4 - Start the clients</h4>
<p>
Next you start the client on each computer that will share the server's
keyboard and mouse.
</p>
<p>
<b>Windows</b><br>
On Windows run synergy by double clicking on the
<span class="code">synergy</span> file. This brings up a dialog.
Configure the client:
<ul>
<li>Click the <span class="code">Client</span> radio button
<li>Enter the server's computer name in <span class="code">Server Host Name</span>
<ul>
<li>This is not the server's screen name, unless you made that the
server's host name as recommended
</ul>
<li>If the client's screen name is not the client's computer name:
<ul>
<li>Click <span class="code">Advanced...</span>
<li>Enter the client's screen name next to <span class="code">Screen Name</span>
<li>Click <span class="code">OK</span>
</ul>
</ul>
</p>
<p>
Now click <span class="code">Test</span>.
</p>
<p>
<b>Unix or Mac OS X</b><br>
To start a client, enter the following:
<pre>
synergyc -f <span class="arg">server-host-name</span>
</pre>
where <span class="arg">server-host-name</span> is replaced by the host
name of the computer running the synergy server.
</p>
<h4>Step 5 - Test</h4>
<p>
Clients should immediately report a successful connection or one or
more error messages. Here are the typical problems and possible
solutions:
<ul>
<li>failed to open screen (X11 only)
<p>
Check permission to open the X display;<br>
check that the DISPLAY environment variable is set.
</p>
<li>already connected
<p>
Check that the synergy client isn't already running.
</p>
<li>refused client
<p>
Add the client to the server's configuration file.
</p>
<li>connection failed
<p>
check that <span class="arg">server-host-name</span> is
correct;<br>the server cannot open the desired port, stop
the program using that port (24800) and restart the server.
</p>
</ul>
If you get the error "<span class="code">Xlib: No protocol specified</span>"
you're probably running synergy as root while logged in as another user.
X11 may prevent this for security reasons. Either run synergy as the same
user that's logged in or (not recommended) use
<nobr>"<span class="code">xhost +<span>"</nobr> to allow anyone to connect
to the display.
</p>
<p>
When successful you should be able to move the mouse off the appropriate
edges of your server's screen and have it appear on a client screen.
Try to move the mouse to each screen and check all the configured links.
Check the mouse buttons and wheel and try the keyboard on each client.
You can also cut-and-paste text, HTML, and images across computers (HTML
and images are not supported on OS X yet).
</p>
<h4>Step 6 - Run</h4>
<p>
Once everything works correctly, stop all the clients then the server.
Then start the server with the <span class="code">Start</span> button
on Windows and without the <span class="code">-f</span> option on Unix
and Mac OS X. Finally start the clients similarly.
</p>
<p>
You can also configure synergy to start automatically when your computer
starts or when you log in. See the <a href="autostart.html">autostart
guide</a> for more information.
</p>
<h4><a name="options"></a>Command Line Options Guide</h4>
<p>
<b><a name="commonOptions"></a>Common Command Line Options</b><br>
The following options are supported by <span class="code">synergys</span>
and <span class="code">synergyc</span>.
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code">-d,</span></td>
<td><span class="code">--debug <span class="arg">level</span></span></td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>use debugging level <span class="arg">level</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code"></span></td>
<td><span class="code">--daemon</span></td>
<td></td><td>run as a daemon (Unix) or background (Windows)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code">-f,</span></td>
<td><span class="code">--no-daemon</span></td>
<td></td><td>run in the foreground</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code">-n,</span></td>
<td><span class="code">--name <span class="arg">name</span></span></td>
<td></td><td>use <span class="arg">name</span> instead of the hostname</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code"></span></td>
<td><span class="code">--restart</span></td>
<td></td><td>automatically restart on failures</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code">-1,</span></td>
<td><span class="code">--no-restart</span></td>
<td></td><td>do not restart on failure</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code">-h,</span></td>
<td><span class="code">--help</span></td>
<td></td><td>print help and exit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code"></span></td>
<td><span class="code">--version</span></td>
<td></td><td>print version information and exit</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
Debug levels are from highest to lowest: <span class="code">FATAL</span>,
<span class="code">ERROR</span>, <span class="code">WARNING</span>,
<span class="code">NOTE</span>, <span class="code">INFO</span>,
<span class="code">DEBUG</span>, <span class="code">DEBUG1</span>, and
<span class="code">DEBUG2</span>. Only messages at or above the given
level are logged. Messages are logged to a terminal window when
running in the foreground. Unix logs messages to syslog when running
as a daemon. The Windows NT family logs messages to the event log
when running as a service. The Windows 95 family shows FATAL log
messages in a message box and others in a terminal window when running
as a service.
</p>
<p>
The <span class="code">--name</span> option lets the client or server
use a name other than its hostname for its screen. This name is used
when checking the configuration.
</p>
<p>
Neither the client nor server will automatically restart if an error
occurs that is sure to happen every time. For example, the server
will exit immediately if it can't find itself in the configuration.
On X11 both the client and server will also terminate if the
connection to the X server is lost (usually because it died).
</p>
<p>
<b>Server Command Line Options</b><br>
<p>
<pre>
synergys [options]
</pre>
The server accepts the <a href="#commonOptions">common options</a> and:
</p>
<p>
<table>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code">-a,</span></td>
<td><span class="code">--address <span class="arg">address</span></span></td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>listen for connections on address <span class="arg">address</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code">-c,</span></td>
<td><span class="code">--config <span class="arg">pathname</span></span></td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>read configuration from <span class="arg">pathname</span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</p>
<p>
<span class="arg">address</span> has one of the following forms:
<pre>
<span class="arg">hostname</span>
:<span class="arg">port</span>
<span class="arg">hostname</span>:<span class="arg">port</span>
</pre>
<span class="arg">hostname</span> is a hostname or IP address of a network
interface on the server system (e.g. <span class="code">somehost</span>
or <span class="code">192.168.1.100</span>). <span class="arg">port</span>
is a port number from 1 to 65535. <span class="arg">hostname</span> defaults to
the system's hostname and <span class="arg">port</span> defaults to 24800.
</p>
<p>
<b>Client Command Line Options</b><br>
<p>
<pre>
synergyc [options] <span class="arg">address</span>[:<span class="arg">port</span>]
</pre>
<span class="arg">address</span> is the hostname or IP address of
the server and <span class="arg">port</span> is the optional network
port on the server to connect to. The client accepts the
<a href="#commonOptions">common options</a> and:
</p>
<p>
<table>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code">&nbsp;</span></td>
<td><span class="code">--camp</span></td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>retry connection to server until successful</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td><span class="code">&nbsp;</span></td>
<td><span class="code">--no-camp</span></td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td>try connection to server only once</td>
</tr>
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<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="synergy.css" media="screen" />
<title>Synergy Security Guide</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Authentication and Encryption</h3>
<p>
Synergy does not do any authentication or encryption. Any computer
can connect to the synergy server if it provides a screen name known
to the server, and all data is transferred between the server and the
clients unencrypted which means that anyone can, say, extract the
key presses used to type a password. Therefore, synergy should not
be used on untrusted networks.
</p>
<p>
However, there are tools that can add authentication and encryption
to synergy without modifying either those tools or synergy. One
such tool is SSH (which stands for secure shell). A free implementation
of SSH is called <a href="http://www.openssh.com/">OpenSSH</a> and runs
on Linux, many Unixes, and Windows (in combination with
<a href="http://www.cygwin.com/">Cygwin</a>).
</p>
<h3>Configuring the Server</h3>
<p>
Install the OpenSSH server on the same computer as the synergy server.
Configure the OpenSSH server as usual (synergy doesn't demand any
special options in OpenSSH) and start it. Start the synergy server as
usual; the synergy server requires no special options to work with
OpenSSH.
</p>
<h3>Configuring the Clients</h3>
<p>
Install the OpenSSH client on each synergy client computer. Then, on
each client, start the OpenSSH client using port forwarding:
<pre>
ssh -f -N -L 24800:<span class="arg">server-hostname</span>:24800 <span class="arg">server-hostname</span>
</pre>
The <span class="arg">server-hostname</span> is the name or address
of the computer with the OpenSSH and synergy servers.
The 24800 is the default network port used by synergy; if you use
a different port then replace both instances of 24800 with the port
number that you use. Finally, start the synergy client normally
except use <span class="code">localhost</span> as the server host
name. For example:
<pre>
synergyc -f localhost
</pre>
Synergy will then run normally except all communication is passed
through OpenSSH which decrypts/encrypts it on behalf of synergy.
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<head>
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<title>Synergy Tips and Tricks</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Tips and Tricks</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p>
Be aware that not all keystrokes can be handled by synergy. In
particular, ctrl+alt+del is not handled. However, synergy can
convert ctrl+alt+pause into ctrl+alt+del on the client side.
(Synergy must be installed as a service on the client for this to
work on the Windows NT family.) Some non-standard keys may not
work, especially "multimedia" buttons, though several are
correctly handled.
</p>
<li>
<p>
A screen can be its own neighbor. That allows a screen to "wrap".
For example, if a configuration linked the left and right sides of
a screen to itself then moving off the left of the screen would put
the mouse at the right of the screen and vice versa.
</p>
<li>
<p>
You cannot switch screens when the Scroll Lock is toggled on. Use
this to prevent unintentional switching.
</p>
<li>
<p>
Turn off mouse driven virtual desktop switching on X windows. It
will interfere with synergy. Use keyboard shortcuts instead.
</p>
<li>
<p>
Synergy's screen saver synchronization works best with xscreensaver
under X windows. Synergy works better with xscreensaver if it is
using one of the screen saver extensions. Prior to xscreensaver 4.0
you can use <span class="code">-mit-extension</span>,
<span class="code">-sgi-extension</span>, or
<span class="code">-xidle-extension</span>
command line options to enable an extension (assuming your server has
the extension). Starting with 4.0 you must enable the corresponding
option in your <span class="code">.xscreensaver</span> file.
</p>
<li>
<p>
Synergy automatically converts newlines in clipboard text (Unix
expects <span class="code">\n</span> to end each line while Windows
expects <span class="code">\r\n</span>).
</p>
<li>
<p>
Clients can be started and stopped at any time. When a screen is
not connected, the mouse will jump over that screen as if the mouse
had moved all the way across it and jumped to the next screen.
</p>
<li>
<p>
A client's keyboard and mouse are fully functional while synergy is
running. You can use them in case synergy locks up.
</p>
<li>
<p>
Strong authentication and encryption is available by using SSH. See
the <a href="security.html">security guide</a> for more information.
Synergy does not otherwise provide secure communications and it should
not be used on or over untrusted networks.
</p>
<li>
<p>
Synergy doesn't work if a 16-bit Windows application has the focus
on Windows 95/98/Me. This is due to limitations of Windows. One
commonly used 16-bit application is the command prompt
(<span class="code">command.exe</span>)
and this includes synergy's log window when running in test mode.
</p>
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<title>Synergy To Do List</title>
</head>
<body class="main">
<h3>Synergy To Do List</h3>
<p>
This page describes the planned development of Synergy. There are
no dates or deadlines. Instead, you'll find the features to come
and the rough order they can be expected to arrive.
</p>
<h4>Short term</h4>
<p>
Synergy should work seamlessly. When it works correctly, it works
transparently so you don't even think about it. When it breaks,
you're forced out of the illusion of a unified desktop. The first
priority is fixing those bugs that break the illusion.
</p>
<p>
Some of these bugs are pretty minor and some people would rather
have new features first. But I'd rather fix the current
foundation before building on it. That's not to say features
won't get added until after bug fixes; sometimes it's just too
tempting to code up a feature.
</p>
<h4>Medium term</h4>
<p>
Some features fit well into Synergy's current design and may simply
enhance it's current capabilities.
<ul>
<li>Configurable hot key screen switching
<li>Configurable hot key to lock to a screen
<li>Configurable hot key to pop up a screen switch menu
<li>Configure screen saver synchronization on or off
<li>Graphical interface configuration and control on all platforms
<li>Graphical status feedback on all platforms
<li>More supported clipboard formats (particularly rich text)
</ul>
</p>
<h4>Long term</h4>
<p>
Two features stand out as long term goals:
<ul>
<li>Support <span class="arg">N</span> computers on
<span class="arg">M</span> monitors
<li>Drag and drop across computers
</ul>
</p>
<p>
The first feature means sharing a monitor or monitors the way the
keyboard and mouse are shared. With this, Synergy would be a full
KVM solution. Not only would it support a few computers sharing
one screen (still using the mouse to roll from one screen to
another), but it should also support dozens of computers to provide
a solution for server farm administrators. In this capacity, it
may need to support text (as opposed to bitmap graphics) screens.
</p>
<p>
The second feature would enhance the unified desktop illusion. It
would make it possible to drag a file and possibly other objects
to another screen. The object would be copied (or moved). I expect
this to be a very tricky feature.
</p>
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